I can reach the low F, but I do it doing the brass gym smooth air movement and beautiful sounds, then I work my way back up.If your just going from pedal eb to your mid range, that is a reason. If you push to hard, and do not work your way back up, that's probably why yours sound crappy after that.ren wrote:When I was a full timer, and now as a new timer, I always enjoy(ed) pushing the low range to the extremes.
As I re-engage, I have been reminded of a certain tick in that approach, which is that there seems to be a need for balance in this. I have found that spending alot of time in the extreme low range (low G down to pedal eflat below pedal C) seems to "recenter" the embouchure for me, and then it feels akward to move back up into the mid range, where my chops feel stiff like I have too much lower lip in the mouthpiece (or something). Phrasing and air flow also tends to suffer when returning to the mid range. To be specific my chops actually feel like concrete after this.
Is this something others experience or is my embouchure just crappy? I feel like if I spend too much time down there things dont necessarily get better (overall). I dont practice the high range because I have one.
Also I havent rebuilt any stamina yet so could be part of it.
I don't *practice* high range, I play excerpts and etudes in it. Practicing high range should be a wary thing, as you often do not know when you start building muscle and when you start hurting yourself trying to build it