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Author: krawfish3x
Date: 2003-09-01 16:39
i took two days off from playing and i went to practice today. while i was practicing my embouchure just felt weak, i guess you could say "my chops weren't there". is there any way to fix this because i really need to practice today?
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Author: ron b
Date: 2003-09-01 17:35
Do you do any kind of warmup before you launch into serious woodshedding, Krawfish3x? If you're at all tense, the embouchure is the first thing to suffer. I like to 'noodle' a while, just to loosen up and relax, before practice time - then limit myself to twenty minute segments; twenty minutes practice, ten minute break - twenty, ten, etc.
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-09-02 07:11
Sound advice. If you are physically tired or not 100% then your chops will also suffer. I find that if my chops are tired before I start a good gentle warm up does wonders.
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Author: deepriver27
Date: 2003-09-02 11:29
Sometimes after not being able to practice for a day or two my embrochure is much better than usual. But one thing I can predict like clockwork - if I've gotten stressed out at work and come home and practice I will sound like I did in 8th grade. I'm discovering how important being relaxed is, in other words -
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