[TPIN] Re: Trumpet Tips

[Dave Arndt]

Play for him/her.


On 11/7/07, bzack1 at netzero.net <bzack1 at netzero.net> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Great analogy.  How do you explain to a beginner the process of beginning
> and ending a note clearly with full and  equal sound with no drop off at the
> end of the note?
>
> Your tips are highly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob Zack
>
> -- TrumpetTips at webtv.net (Bill Knevitt) wrote:
> TONGUE ON THE AIRSTREAM
>
> This Tip may be especially helpful for teachers with young students. In
> my school clinics with very young students I would often blow an 8 count
> note, then ask the players how many times I blew the horn. They would
> correctly say "Once." Then I would blow for the same 8 counts but tongue
> in 8th notes, and ask them how many times I blew the horn. Many times
> they would say "16 times" NO...In both cases I only blew ONCE.
>
> You go to your sink in the kitchen and turn on the water. Now, there are
> 2 ways to interrupt this flow of water. One is to turn the faucet off
> and on. This would be like stopping the air between each note. The other
> way is to flick your finger back and forth through the flowing water. In
> this case the blowing muscles don't perforn any differently whether you
> are playing a long tone, or tongung repeatedly.
>
> So the tip for today is TONGUE ON THE AIRSTREAM.
>
> Have a great day...Bill Knevitt
>
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