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

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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:36:03 +1000, Andy Del wrote
> Thanks Glenn! You are so right. We need to air get the lips 
> vibrating so they make the pitch and colour we want. I suspect that 
> if we could do this by squinting with the left eye and pointing our 
> right toe towards Dapto
> (that's near Wollongong, BTW) we all would and breathing be d at mned!
> 
> My take is that, unfortunately, the trumpet needs a certain amount 
> of air flow / energy to generate the notes it needs to play. TO get 
> to this point one needs to take in a lot of air (potential energy) 
> and get it moving
> (actual or ?kinetic? energy). If this balances up with a lip 
> position, you may get some noise coming out. The better the balance, 
> the fewer cabbages and tomatoes get thrown in your direction! How 
> you do it is a personal challenge, not a matter of doctrine.
> 
> Some very wise teacher once said - 'It's not rocket science'...
> 
> Andrew Del Riccio
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