THE PROBLEM WITH LONG TONES (and the solution)
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- How lucky the piano players who need never concern themselves with playing long tones. For brass players, long tones are a beneficial part of a practice routine that often get short shrift because they can seem boring, which diminishes their effectiveness and disincentivizes their use. The challenge then is to find a way to make long tones more interesting. I do that by coupling them with note bending, which is another practice technique that is often missing from a comprehensive practice routine. In this video I demonstrate the two different ways I combine note bending with long tones to improve pitch accuracy, consistency of airflow and more resonant tone quality.
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OMG I thought it was just me. You explained perfectly what I experience trying to bend higher long tones, started to give up on them, wasn't seeing or understanding the benefits of bending notes. In the lower register I had no problem, after watching this video I'll resume bending the higher pitches in the 6/60 book.
In my experience, it's never just me. :)
finding the center is very important. thanks for the video! 👍
True of many things in life, I reckon.
Thanks for a great explanation and exercise! I’ve been using long tones to improve intonation - especially right from first attack, and I think that adding bends will help me “zero in” even faster.
Sounds like we are on the same page. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you very much for the video, I didn't think it was possible to bend notes so high in the register! I have something new to work on 💪
Let me know when you've mastered that and I'll give you another challenge. :)
Great! Try some Tabooli.
And what can I expect to be the result? :)