Hey, Greg, I’m going to be in rehearsals today. I hope the sessions go well. Talk soon.

Mike (Wellsy)

Hey,Janet, I made a post on this topic a little while ago. I ditched my lip slur routine a few weeks ago because of exactly what you said. I was bringing a lot of Me 1.0 into my warmup every day. I finally realized that I wasn’t going to make progress by taking backward steps. My warmup consists of simple chromatic slurs in the middle and low…[Read more]

My question would be “how does it feel when you play a ‘no-note’?”. In other words, when you are just blowing into the instrument, can you feel air coming out?

“Too little pressure will not enable the oscillator to respond to the change in air pressure and therefore have a weak, airy sounds and more than likely air escaping at the aperture corners.”

And that’s exactly what happens when I play in the extreme upper register. But thanks to this program, I’m on my way to solving that problem. Thanks again,…[Read more]

Thanks, Greg, my vision is very poor, so my wife (terrific musician!) is acting as my “mirror”. She’s helped me with the mmmm-aahh-oohh. I’m able to do this now without exaggerating the movement of the lips. I think I’ll go back from the beginning with a revised sensation.

Mike Wells

Hi, Chris, thanks for your reply.

My question is more about using too little pressure. I’ve avoided pressure most of my adult life, and I’ve been able to do that quite successfully since I spend most of my time in the lower register. I’m curious to know if there are signs of using TOO LITTLE pressure. The signs of too much pressure are painfully…[Read more]

Hey, Greg, thanks so much for for the response. I think you are talking about lip to lip pressure. I was referring to mouthpiece pressure against the lips. I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear.

Mike Wells