[Trombone-l] Free-buzzing opinions

[Stan Brager]

What is free buzzing? I think I missed that discussion.

Thanks;

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Albert" <jeffalbert.smb at gmail.com>
To: "Joshua Hauser" <jhauser at tntech.edu>
Cc: <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Free-buzzing opinions


> So Jacobs said not to free buzz, and Sam and others have championed
> freebuzzing, and you  (and me) and others have experienced some benefit
from
> it.
>
> Unlike arithmetic, embouchure pedagogy does not have only one truth.  It
is
> possible for seemingly contradictory approaches to both yield success (and
> failure).
>
> I think Jacobs was a little bit older school and they weren't fans of the
> freebuzz.  I imagine he was originally pretty cutting edge with the whole
> cut away rim buzzing idea.  Thought continues to develop.  Even Sam
proposes
> free buzzing in limited amounts.
>
> I use free buzzing more as an embouchure check up than as an exercise.
> That's not that far away from how Jacobs used the rim buzzing.  I don't
see
> it as an earth shaking contradiction, as much as the gradual progression
of
> thought on the topic.
>
> Jeff
>
> On 2/7/07, Joshua Hauser <jhauser at tntech.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I have been doing a lot of free buzzing over the last few months since
Sam
> > Burtis posted his pictures of the evidence of free buzzing on his
> > embouchure
> > and have found it to be very useful.  I also have been looking at other
> > pictures of trombone players Œin action¹ and have been trying to use
those
> > as a model for embouchure efficiency.  It took about a month or so
before
> > I
> > began to see any lasting effects, but after doing 5-10 minutes of free
> > buzzing per day for several months, I have developed a much more
efficient
> > embouchure and have found that my breathing is more effective as well.
I
> > noticed this in quintet rehearsal a few weeks ago when I realized that I
> > was
> > making phrases that were several bars longer than I would have been able
> > to
> > last semester.
> >
> > That brings me to my question and a topic that I hope you will comment
on
> > (especially Sam).  While surfing on youtube the other day, I came across
> > this video clip of Arnold Jacobs.  Not to dismiss any of his wisdom
> > regarding breathing, but this seems to be totally contradictory to my
> > recent
> > experience both for myself and my students regarding free buzzing vs.
> > mouthpiece buzzing.
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTUwX0OVpM
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
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