Re: Getting more buzz in the MP


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Posted by Art on February 12, 2001 at 23:52:08:

In Reply to: Getting more buzz in the MP posted by Jason on February 11, 2001 at 23:57:16:

Getting a sound on a tuba is in some ways similar to swimming or running. In all of these activities, long hours of hard practice not only make you stronger but also teach you to use your muscles more efficiently. The fuzz in your sound is wasted energy. I find that a lot of hard playing (loud, not high!) on one day followed by a lot of pianissimo the next tends to train the chops to use air more efficiently, wasting less of it. Less waste=less fuzz. A lot of high-register work tends to increase the fuzz. Do most of your practice in the cash register, and spend some time on melodic stuff.


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