• a4audinut replied to the topic Concerns in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 7 months ago

    Sorry I didn’t see the post. I didn’t mention one thing that helped me not to think about the process but probably helped more than just the mental side. Its just an exercise that got me away from being mechanical, but tends to make things (hopefully the right things) progress more rapidly on embouchure stuff.
    I read it a few years ago and a…[Read more]

  • a4audinut replied to the topic Concerns in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 7 months ago

    Don’t know if the feeling is same for you but when I feel like im playing with the soft inner part of my lips is when I really notice the sound takes on character. Cant say Ive gained range but it feels easier to play and sounds better. I don’t so much think about corners (about 1000 different opinions about those) but try to concentrate on just…[Read more]

  • I may be wrong and hope to be corrected if I am, but I don’t think too much playing on the leadpipe alone is intended. Some exercises yes, warmup yes but not to be exclusive. How can you know if what you think you are accomplishing translates thru the horn. It takes a pretty good ear to get little things thru the pipe. If you are just playing the…[Read more]

  • I found that using the oooh kind of pooched my lips a little (my own unique description Im sure. When I just place the MP onto the lip as it was formed on oooh and not changing anything before release then more of the soft part (pinker – area that usually doesn’t show when lips pressed together) of my lip was inside the cup (not touching the cup…[Read more]

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  • Sorry about the autocorrects I didn’t catch above

  • Good for you doing this early in your career. I truly wish I had learned this way or at least found the info before I had so many ugly habits👹

    You sound like you are fairly new to his stuff. It is a different approach but one that I find lads you to discovery’s that hav to be mad before progress can b made. I’ve been using his stuff for about 8 m…[Read more]

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  • a4audinut replied to the topic face pain in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 8 months ago

    Ive found that anyone who plays with the idea that a lot of air creates these notes generally takes on the grimace and red face, bulging eye syndrome you speak of almost invariably. I had an AA and I definitely avoid that approach or anyone who talks about air speed and volume as being a cure all for range. Even if it works, it may cause another…[Read more]

  • I was doing the aaahooo per instruction but when the MP hit the lips I was not keeping the lips in the same shape. By keeping the lips slightly pursed as the oooo suggests when the MP is placed then using an attack I finally formed the apperture I need to be playing with. It almost feels as if I am making a circle with the lip for the rim to rest…[Read more]

  • a4audinut replied to the topic The corners.. in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 8 months ago

    Another thing I took away from Zen/Archery, and learning to play pool at a hi level, and martial arts study was to simply immerse yourself in the process without looking to a result. The quality of the result will be a product of your immersion of the process or practice while being aware of what is happening. As an example, when trying to shoot a…[Read more]

  • a4audinut replied to the topic Give me a hint in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 9 months ago

    I have to apologize, I have been asking questions that are answered in 1 or 2 of the next lessons.
    Sorry to waste your time.
    Rod

  • a4audinut started the topic Give me a hint in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 9 months ago

    Im more than willing to wait but im just working the leadpipe/sound column in the second stage – scale and arpeggio but was having some issues going to the full octave or above with either scale or arp.. I was trying to use absolutely passive breath and only MOUTH manipulation – which was what I thought you meant by shape. When I started to flick…[Read more]

  • Have you gotten to the part about active/passive breath? I am getting the most out of the exercises so far by not getting into the active breath even if it gets very soft or I lose the note, I’m using that to show me I dont have the right shape yet. Ive also found that practicing the exercises in whisper tone is helping me refine shape. Even w…[Read more]

  • Manley likes bending as well Greg as I’m sure you know, seems good players and teachers know it helps something. Ill just follow the script.

    As long as the tongue video and instruction doesn’t go into anchor tongue Ill follow along. I marched that path for a year and all it did was add tension and put another piece of BS at the front of my min…[Read more]

  • Thanks, good to know, it felt like what Ive been trying to internalize. I just finished the 3rd stepm on singing c and it is helping understand where support comes in and why its somewhat necessary.

    The exercise has kind of stumped me since I was trying to keep my breath the same and was unable to sound much above 1st G above staff. Realizing the…[Read more]

  • Greg,
    Ive been doing the following exercise:

    For about a year. Now I’m only on the Largo stage of the program so far and I’m assuming that you will share much more about shape in future lessons. But I am thinking that maybe the exercise above is after the same shaping you speak of. I play very relaxed but…[Read more]

  • a4audinut started the topic Feeling in lips in the forum WindWorks 5 years, 9 months ago

    I am really starting to tune into using shape and lips to ascend and harmonic slur vs a kick and the sound is much more natural with much better initial intonation. I have noticed 2 things when I try to zen this feeling. “As I ascend to around G above the staff it seems like the movement to ascend is at the extreme of the front of the lips i.e. t…[Read more]

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