Pencil exercise
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I found this a really brilliant tip my sound has opened up a lot more and I can play higher for longer.I takes time but you,ve got to stick at it!(I use a long wooden chop stick)so I don,t have to worry about lead in a pencil!.Has change my sound for the better.
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por favor la pueden traducir al español o poner subtitulos muchisimas gracias maestro
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watching this video high changed my life
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@varscht As a pure isometric the lips only - however the point of the pencil exercise as it was designed by william Costello was to both work the muscles and insure the use of the PROPER muscles by holding the pencil between your TEETH. At an angle at least parallel to the floor or slightly above horizontal Thus keeping the lower jar forward. I suggest that this exercise is almost worthless UNLESS THE TEETH ARE USED TO HOLD THE JAW FORWARD IN THE CORRECT POSITION.
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yea me too
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@musicbeech I was a Stevens student:)
@grawlin I heard you play on a oyu tube vid with a orchestra-victory in Jesus-then I clicked on this link. I have played for a lot of years but really had very little instruction. I have a good tone(others say) but I have trouble hitting the high notes
I can hit a double c but great difficulty. I am going to watch all your videos I don't really know the problem other than I wasn't shown the proper was-I watch good guys like you hit the high notes all day long and make it look easy-I need help
How4gospel 3 months ago
@How4gospel Thank you for your kind words. Yes watch the videos and go to my web site:
gRawlin.com for much more. You can spend months at my web site getting great helps.
gR
grawlin 3 months ago
I notice as I start to go further up in my range (a3 and up), my top lip starts to go over my bottom lip, I know this isn't correct. I'm a highschool jazz student, any tips for fixes?
Geturownbox101 1 year ago
@Geturownbox101
Place finger on face below bottom lip and hold it. go up a scale- notice whether teeth (jaw) are moving back and up. The lower lip travels along it's natural arch when it pulls back and the bottom lip tucks under the top. At a certain point the bottom lip touches the top teeth edges and cuts the sound. Keep the jaw forward as you ascend.contract the bottom lip forward to the mouthpiece slightly when setting up. Make an effort to tug the top lip down as u ascend
grawlin 1 year ago