- The Low Breath - Stick your finger about an inch below your belly button (if you have one). Push your finger outward with your belly, perpendicular to your body. You should feel your guts shift. Combine this with dropping your jaw (thus opening your mouth) and for a while this will be the only way you must breathe.
- High Notes = Fast Air (smaller volume)/Low Notes = Slow Air(larger volume) - Don't confuse air speed and volume of air! The simplest way to execute this is to imagine a target (bullseye, candle, etc.); the closer the target to you, the lower the note and vice versa.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
The 2 Golden Rules
There are two rules that are fundamental to trumpet playing:
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