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Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:37 pm
by Michael Bush
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Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:34 pm
by iiipopes
The above instructions need one more item:

Move the mouthpiece up or down off your preferred embouchure so one lip or the other effectively flaps the mouthpiece.

Make sure the beans are consumed in volume so when you have a glitch in the circular breathing they will take up the slack and there is no gap in the sound effect.

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:42 pm
by cjk
Play a big Cerveny where the low register normally goes fwap fwap fwap fwap fwap.

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:59 am
by jasoncatchpowle
It's all about finding that embouchure/air/firm corners combination that vibrates easily.

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:12 pm
by iiipopes
bloke wrote:...so - when tuba players refer to "Jake" - this is what they're all talking about...yes...?? :tuba:
LOL!!! Only if you have the special hyper-adjustable mouthpiece, that adjusts not only cup depth, but rim diameter and contour as well.

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:24 am
by taylorbeaty
I remember in one of my juries,the faculty would cook some amazing food. The piece I played had a few pedal Bb's. The horn professor seemed astounded throughout the piece. When I was done playing, the trombone/euphonium professor said, "man, all those low notes made me want another piece of pie!" I've always taken it as a compliment....

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:40 am
by dougydoug
taylorbeaty wrote:I remember in one of my juries,the faculty would cook some amazing food. The piece I played had a few pedal Bb's. The horn professor seemed astounded throughout the piece. When I was done playing, the trombone/euphonium professor said, "man, all those low notes made me want another piece of pie!" I've always taken it as a compliment....
Bill that sounds pretty accurate lol

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:34 am
by Three Valves
I like how you just don't turn the device "on" it goes directly to "hi!!"

Obviously designed by a sousaphone player...

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:17 am
by Walter Webb
I am thinking of a large multichambered mouthpiece, with flapping spring steel tongues, and a slider to bring them closer or further apart...

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:07 pm
by Three Valves
Ah, thanks for that clarification.

Definitely NOT a sousaphone player then...


:tuba:

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:59 pm
by iiipopes
Three Valves wrote:Ah, thanks for that clarification.
Definitely NOT a sousaphone player then...
:tuba:
Hey! I resemble that remark! I actually had better dynamic control over some of the older sousaphones I have played than over some new tubas that don't resonate well at any dynamic.

Re: How can I develop a low range...

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:47 pm
by Untersatz
12 hours of Jake Brakes!!! :shock:
Joe, you've got waaay too much spare time on your hands :lol: