[Trombone-l] Long tones

[Jeff Albert]

Air is a big part of it, but I think there is some muscle
toning/development/whatever that comes in too.  Long tones are just
regular playing with all of the distractions of articulating and
changing notes removed.

jeff



On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:45 PM,  <thetubameister at adelphia.net> wrote:
> Air - pure and simple.  You learn to use it, maintain it, controll it, and never stop it.  All necessary to great playing.
>
> J.c.S.
>
> ---- Dan Thornton <dan at dethornton.com> wrote:
>> Thanks to a couple Trombone-L members I started doing low-range long tones
>> in my practicing. In 39 years of playing I had never heard of doing long
>> tones before joining this list. In the last year, they have made a dramatic
>> improvement. My pedals have opened up. Upper range has increased several
>> notes. And endurance is generally better. That's even more remarkable to me
>> since I am a "weekend warrior" who only has time to practice when I need to
>> for the next gig.
>>
>> So, my question is this ... how do long tones help so much? Why do they
>> work?
>>
>> I'm a believer ... now I want to understand.
>>
>> Dan
>>
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