Highams
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Most low brass tbn/euph/tuba players accept pedal notes as part of their compass and daily routine.
Pedal notes are excellent practice for ALL instruments, even cornets !
Recently a trumpeter friend of mine was asking about mouthpieces to try to get a better sound.
I managed to convince him to wait and play one page a day of 120 Hymns for Brass Band, starting on pedal notes where possible, for a week.
He was capable of a good pedal C but not much more.
Within days he good go down to G & F with clarity and his control and sound had changed considerably as well.
Pedals are produced with the least resistance and take lots of air.
Copy this into your upper register and the improvement can really be heard.
I have heard the great Herbert L Clarke recordings and his pedal notes are unbeleivable !
Don't leave it to the tubas !
Charley.
www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk
Pedal notes are excellent practice for ALL instruments, even cornets !
Recently a trumpeter friend of mine was asking about mouthpieces to try to get a better sound.
I managed to convince him to wait and play one page a day of 120 Hymns for Brass Band, starting on pedal notes where possible, for a week.
He was capable of a good pedal C but not much more.
Within days he good go down to G & F with clarity and his control and sound had changed considerably as well.
Pedals are produced with the least resistance and take lots of air.
Copy this into your upper register and the improvement can really be heard.
I have heard the great Herbert L Clarke recordings and his pedal notes are unbeleivable !
Don't leave it to the tubas !
Charley.
www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk