[TPIN] Air is Bad!! - EFFICIENCY! Part 5

[Jon]

1. Air is the enemy.
2. The enemy must be defeated and made a slave to our desires.

So, for those of you who haven't deleted this, lemme explain...

Air, as we all know, can be a good thing. A gentle breeze on a lovely spring 
day: good. A fresh breath on a mountain peak: good. A tornado which takes 
out your double-wide: not so great.

We're all taught from day one that air is the answer to efficient playing. 
Just use more of it and you'll be fine. Breathe deeper, lower, higher, 
wider, narrower, fill the bottom, fill the top, never run out, yada yada 
yada. There's a well-known major-manufacturer artist and forum moderator 
whose answer to every problem is use more air, relax, and buy a Brand X. Ok, 
then. Take two aspirin, lay off the high notes for a day, and call me in the 
morning.

The fact is, we can't play without air (duh), but air without proper 
embouchure control and efficiency can be more destructive than constructive. 
Here's why:



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