[TPIN] Off Center Aperture Questions

[Tim Cates]

Herbert Clarke did it according to Claude Gordon in "Brass Playing is  
no harder than deep breathing" IIRC

TC

On Nov 1, 2006, at 2:52 PM, Ellis Workman wrote:

> You and Rafael Mendez are the only ones I have heard of who
> actually do/did this. Any others?
>
> -Ellis
>
>> In my opinion, it's good practice to teach yourself to play on  
>> different
>> parts of your lip. I practice playing to the left and right of  
>> "center"
>> regularly.....It gives you the versatility to be able to play if  
>> you get
>> an
>> injury, or a canker sore on your lips, plus it can extend your
>> endurance....When I am so worn out that I can't seem to play  
>> another note,
>> I
>> can get a, "second wind" by playing off center to one side or  
>> another,
>> and,
>> since I have practiced it, it is no problem.
>
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