Posted by Brian Frederiksen on October 29, 2001 at 13:14:04:
In Reply to: Re: help posted by CLUELESS on October 28, 2001 at 23:15:42:
The way of the "old school" was the "tight gut method." This was taught to generations of brass players and was derived from the vocal school of the 19th century. As Jacobs studied human physiology, he thought that keeping the lower abdomen tight (by muscular contraction) limited the lowering of the diaphragm thus limiting the amout of air that can be inhaled.