[TPIN] low to get high

[Daniel,John]

Gene,
1.  For sure the pedal tones are helping because of the 
aggressive breathing they require carrying over.
2.  Almost for sure they help because all that flapping 
has a rejuvenating effect on the embouchure.
3.  Likely they are helping because of the necessary 
adjustments to the jaw when playing pedals.
4.  It is also likey that the tongue is helping to chanel 
the air to the lips during the pedals in a positive way.
5.  Pedals require getting the lips forward and off the 
teeth, creating cushion, which is also useful in the upper 
register.
6.  You can't use much pressure when playing pedals, 
always a good thing to reinforce.
7.  When you are playing pedals, you aren't playing high 
notes, which is good for pacing.

That's all that comes to mind at the moment.  Mendez used 
pedals to recover from a lingering lip injury after 
everything else failed.
John



On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 14:29:12 -0400
  "Gene Ellis" <gcellis at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Since having an accident that put a scar on the inside 
>of my upper lip, I have been experimenting
> with everything that I can try to get better range and 
>increase endurance. I noticed that when I want 
> to increase my range, the best thing I can do is do some 
>pedal tone exercises. Somehow this increases
> my upper range. I don't understand it, but it works. 
>Does this work with anyone else?
> 
> Gene
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