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LiQ	Feb 24 2005, 09:54 PM
Helper Posts: 63 Group: Helpers Member #27 Joined: November 1, 2004	Faster airspeed. The main idea here is to make the airspeed faster. To do that u must breathe properly first. Then push all the air out using your stomach. Here is one simple exercise. Sit up straight(basic posture). Set a metronome to Moderato speed, ard 108 to 120 bpm at 4/4 timing. Breathe in like how you would when playing music(ie. through the sides of the mouth). Then make a 'pssst' sound using ALL your air. The sound should be like the air freshener in the public toilets. Remember to use up all your air. Just push it all out. A crescendo should be observed while pushing all the air out. Play for 4 beats, then rest for 4 beats. And repeat. Continue for about 2min. You should feel dizzy by then. Rest for a few minutes until the dizzyness is gone. Then continue. This should be done during warm ups to encourage a bigger sound and to ensure that you breathe as much as possible when playing, besides making the airspeed faster. Points to note: This is done without a mouthpiece. Follow the metronome. Ensure that it is played for the whole 4 beats. Ensure that you use up all the air. Just breathe and go. Relax. The objective of this exercise is to make the airspeed faster. Along with that, the sound produced will be fuller and bigger. It is also a way to practice pushing the sound forward instead of just blasting and playing loud. When you feel that you can do this well enough, you must then learn to control the air. The airspeed should be the same throughout playing. The pitch would depend on how much of the air blown through the instrument is used to vibrate the reed or lips. Hope this helps. Cheerios. Faeliq.


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