• johnelwood

    I put background info in one of my replies to you, it’s ##29763.

    Today was a bad day. I hate practicing exercises that do nothing for you, only to not be able to play anything you want to play after playing them. My range is down to below top line F now, my tone is absolutely crap above F. I feel like windworks has hurt Much more…[Read more]

  • I think I work too hard on things trying to make them ‘perfect’ right away. You do know yourself 🙂

    Such as the low register arpeggio double tongue exercise. I could hardly do that at first. One day I spent probably an hour or more on it all at once. I wore myself out, it was obsession. Now I can play it easily and at good tempo, but I…[Read more]

  • rwcarson11:

    Thanks for your reply and your confidence. I have taken Greg’s methods to heart. I have spent hours really really trying to figure out how to slur and increase pitch without increasing breath support. It takes me a while sometimes to get it truly minimized/eliminated. I have found that it seems to be a different thing, from doing…[Read more]

  • johnelwood:

    Thanks for your thoughts. I have found my range and endurance have dropped to low levels now, I just finished the C harmonic slurs in Andante stage, I can do 32nd notes @ 60 bpm for 30s minimum.

    Hey Steve, this suggests to me that you are trying to do all of your regular playing in the new way; this isn’t the best way to go. You…[Read more]

  • steve replied to the topic practice quantities in the forum WindWorks 4 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for your reply. Do you want all Foundation material (Singing C, Exercises, Harmonic Slurs) to be played for all keys or just the results (harmonic slur) sections? I think it may be a few hours to play everything especially if each exercise is repeated a few times and with breaks?

  • Trying to use the non-clamp style embouchure, I’ve noticed the bottom lip rolls in over the bottom teeth more the higher I play, until it is all tucked in by about G above the staff, and I can’t play higher without applying pressure at that point.

    Also the leadpipe progressively tilts downward until it’s like playing a clarinet. Is this…[Read more]

  • steve started the topic practice quantities in the forum WindWorks 4 years, 7 months ago

    After getting through the Adagio stage I have been repeating previous exercises as part of warming up but I am wondering how much one should play the individual exercises presented the lessons? (Other than the harmonic slurs which have results goals.)

    Specifically I am wondering about the Adagio articulation exercises, how many times should…[Read more]

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