Author: LGS316217
Date: 2018-01-16 20:10
I can advocate both pro and con for long tones. Pro: If you want a rich, round, fat tone, they're the way to go. My teacher was an Englishman, contemporary of de Peyer, Kell, and Brymer, and yep, you guessed it, he had the vibrato to match. If you like that style , long tones is how you get it. You want to fatigue your diaphragm just a little every practice session; it will build your endurance, which is really helpful if you are in a marching band, and if you're lucky, a little vibrato may creep in. Long tones are a great way to focus on breathing and get you into the mindfulness you need to maintain good breathing habits automatically. Now the cons: If you don't balance the approach with other practice routines, all you're going to get is big fat tone in chalumeau, boredom, and frustration. I can personally attest, I did not pay enough attention to practicing higher notes and you don't want to hear me in altissimo. And an hour and a half of any one thing is just ridic. 10 minutes, tops, of long tones, during your warmup. That's my .02.
Amy Paul
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