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 Re: Relevance of long tones??
Author: Bob Bernardo 
Date:   2016-04-07 09:26

There's an ART to playing long tones correctly. Starting at low E at ppp < FFF > ppp. It should take about 15 to 20 seconds. To master the art of this everything MUST sound equal. The sound quality from ppp to fff back down to ppp, the intonation cannot change. What sounds best getting louder or getting softer? Then why? Whats going on with your embouchure? Did you run out of air early? Did you < too fast or slow, same with >? Then go to low E#, same thing. Continue up the scale.

You can also work on 12th's. Start with low C as a long tone at MF, hit the octave key and see if you can keep the G from blasting out. Same with all of the notes. Are the 12th's in tune? Most likely no... It's hard to master.

These exercises can take months and years to perfect. The final result is you will have one the finest sounds and complete control of the instrument in all of the registers not to mention an amazing embouchure.

This is kind of written for students that really want to become gifted pros. It's also written for those that have the extra hours to practice and put in quality practice time, such as 1 to 4 hours of practice a day. I'm not sure if the average player will benefit from this if they are in love with music, work full-time, play in a community band and orchestra and really don't have the time to practice everyday. Lets face it, if we work all day at a job well we are tired, we want to eat, relax, the wife/husband kids want attention, so locking yourself in a practice room could cause an unhappy marriage!


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