Posted by Alan Herold on July 21, 1999 at 12:44:47:
In Reply to: Re: B.E.R.P. for Tuba posted by Joe Sellmansberger on July 20, 1999 at 21:52:16:
I have found that, as Joe stated, more resistance helps my playing significantly. Also, for me, the reverse is true. I'll practice with a practice mute, which increases the resistance. The resistance naturally makes my air pressure increase a bit. I believe that this also helps my volume of air going through the horn. I do some mouthpiece buzzing after the practice mute session and the amount of air I put through the mouthpiece is huge. After that, I play the horn open again and my sound is very round and solid. I didn't notice it much at first, but after using a pratice mute for a few weeks, I discovered my sound had improved greatly.
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