Comments on: What exercise makes you louder on a brass instrument and able to hold notes longer at a loud volume? http://www.evenbetterbands.com/black-marching-bands/what-exercise-makes-you-louder-on-a-brass-instrument-and-able-to-hold-notes-longer-at-a-loud-volume Your source for black college bands Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:28:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JAZZ MAN 144 http://www.evenbetterbands.com/black-marching-bands/what-exercise-makes-you-louder-on-a-brass-instrument-and-able-to-hold-notes-longer-at-a-loud-volume/comment-page-1#comment-5499 JAZZ MAN 144 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:51:59 +0000 http://www.evenbetterbands.com/black-marching-bands/what-exercise-makes-you-louder-on-a-brass-instrument-and-able-to-hold-notes-longer-at-a-loud-volume#comment-5499 exactly what i was going to say. do alot of long tones. I usually find this really boring though so i try and find something to play along with. like a slow ballad of some sort.<br><b>References : </b><br>principal trumpet player for 7 years. also a multiinstrumentalist. exactly what i was going to say. do alot of long tones. I usually find this really boring though so i try and find something to play along with. like a slow ballad of some sort.
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principal trumpet player for 7 years. also a multiinstrumentalist.

]]> By: Paul http://www.evenbetterbands.com/black-marching-bands/what-exercise-makes-you-louder-on-a-brass-instrument-and-able-to-hold-notes-longer-at-a-loud-volume/comment-page-1#comment-5498 Paul Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:11:59 +0000 http://www.evenbetterbands.com/black-marching-bands/what-exercise-makes-you-louder-on-a-brass-instrument-and-able-to-hold-notes-longer-at-a-loud-volume#comment-5498 Long tones. Lots and lots of long tones. Soft dynamics at first. Then in round two, start soft, crescendo towards the middle, then decrescendo to the end. Do this in the mid and lower range. It's not exciting, but it helps improve breath control and lung capacity. Don't worry about circular breathing, you won't need it on the field (and it's highly impractical for loud notes).<br><b>References : </b><br> Long tones. Lots and lots of long tones. Soft dynamics at first. Then in round two, start soft, crescendo towards the middle, then decrescendo to the end. Do this in the mid and lower range. It’s not exciting, but it helps improve breath control and lung capacity.

Don’t worry about circular breathing, you won’t need it on the field (and it’s highly impractical for loud notes).
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