Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-01-15 22:42
Well there surely is a need for it as warming up. Getting the horn and horns warmed up to play in tune is a huge asset. Also getting your body in the correct breathing mode. When you are first learning maybe 20 minutes, then after you master this you can cut it down to 3 to 5 minutes per horn. It surely gets your embouchure working and the air flowing.
1 1/2 hours seems nuts. You are much better off practicing scales during this time and I'm the first to say I hate practicing scales more than 30 minutes.
In fact you may be damaging your sound/embouchure by playing that long, because you aren't hitting the high notes, only the low notes, which long tones usually mean; playing low notes. So your embouchure isn't flexible in the upper register, nor is your throat and your air stream in the correct positions. BAD!!!
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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