Trombone/Baritone Flashcards
Pinched sound in all registers (causes)
Blockage in P-G-K or T consonant positions
Pinched sound in all registers (remedies)
Focus attention on allowing air into instrument - not on resistance in lip, tongue, throat or abdominal area
Fuzzy Sound (causes)
Aperture in embouchure too large perhaps due to excessive pressure
Fuzzy Sound (remedies)
Practice on mouthpiece. Hold m.p. lightly Avoid pressure. Work for an efficient buzz.
Sharpness in upper register (causes)
Excess tension in embouchure and/or breath mechanism
Sharpness in upper register (remedies)
Practice high passages down an octave, then transfer that easy singing approach up an octave.
Flat, flabby sound in low register (causes)
Low breath pressure. Flabby embouchure.
Flat, flabby sound in low register (remedies)
Practice passage up an octave, then transfer sensation of energy down an octave.
Lip slurs pop rather than flow (causes)
Attempting to place pitches with breath rather than "singing" with lip. Too slow (gliss" a maneuver between notes.
Lip Slurs pop rather than flow (remedies)
Practice on m.p. to get small efficient change between notes. Avoid movement outside m.p. Avoid drastic breath pressure changes between notes.
Move quickly between notes
“Egging” the notes (causes)
“Junk Factor” movement of jaw, lip, throat at the beginning or end of a note
“Egging” the notes (remedies)
Play a long note and take a mental picture of the good tone in the middle of the note. Keep embouchure in that position on subsequent attacks.
Difficulty with upper register (causes)
M.P is too low
Difficulty with upper register (remedies)
Move m.p. up
Difficulty with lower register (casues)
M.P. is too high
