[TPIN] AIR on the horn Let's blow this wide open

[Glenn Bengry]

TWO SCHOOLS OF BLOWING(at least from visual observation)   
 
 
I'm sure this will elicit plenty of discussion since no one will agree about exactly what either of these guys are doing, and because we have two legendary players and two extreme high note players. 
 
 
#1.  MAYNARD     Maynard takes in an astounding amount of air and proceeds to rear back   
                        and thrust his belly against his belt(certainly looks that way) and literally try to blow the roof off the place.  He Practically blows a hole in his neck.  Wonder if he ever had a hernia of any type in his neck or abdominal area.  We all know that he attained spectacular results on a trumpet.  Whatever the basis of and fine points of his breathing and his expellation techniques, he was able to produce some incredible sounds on a trumpet.  It doesn't resemble wedge breathing to me at all.
 
 
#2. FADDIS   Faddis doesn't make much movement when he breathes in OR expels air out.  
                   He stands there, takes a breath that you and I would barely notice, puts the
                   horn up to his face, proceeds to take a nap, while playing some etremely high, loud, clean, in tune, sizzling note with extreme control and finesse.
 
 
 
These two players  breathe and blow VERY differently.  they both have played incredibly well in all manner of circumstances and with all kinds of  trumpet playing.  
 
No one can tell me that one of these methods is WRONG or that one is BETTER than the other.
 
 
 
glenn, breathe deep, blow far, bengry
 
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