Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
pinched sound in all registers |
|
Definition
Cause: Blockage in P-G-K or T consonant positions.
Remedy: Focus attention on allowing air into strument not on resistance in lip, tongue, throat, or abdominal area. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritonetone:
Fuzzy sound. |
|
Definition
Cause: Aperture in embouchure too large perhaps due to excessive pressure.
Remedy: Practice on mouthpiece. Hold mouthpiece lightly. Avoid pressure. Work for an efficient buzz. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
Sharpness in upper register |
|
Definition
Cause: Excess tension in embouchure and/or breath mechanism.
Remedy: Practice high passages down an octave, then transfer that easy singing approach up an octave. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
Flat, flabby sound in low register. |
|
Definition
Cause: Low breath pressure. Flabby embouchure.
Remedy: Practice passage up an octave, then transfer sensation of energy down an octave. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
Lip slurs pop rather than flow. |
|
Definition
Cause: Attempting to place piches with breath rather than "singing" with lip.
Remedy: Practice on mouthpiece to get small efficient change between notes. Avoid movement outside mouthpiece. Avoid drastic breath pressure changes between notes.
Cause:Too slow (gliss) a maneuver between notes.
Remedy: Move quickly between notes. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
"Egging" the notes |
|
Definition
Cause: "junk factor," movement of jaw, lip, throat at the beginning or end of a note.
Remedy: Play a long note and take a mental picture of the good tone in the middle of the note. Keep embouchure in that position on subsequent attacks. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
Difficulty with upper register. |
|
Definition
Cause: Mouthpiece too low.
Remedy: Move mouthpiece up. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
Difficulty with lower register. |
|
Definition
Cause: Split tone quality caused by lower lip being drawn back toward teeth.
Remedy: Approach problem range stepwise from above or below. |
|
|
Term
Trombone-baritone tone:
Frayed tone quality. |
|
Definition
Cause: Split tone quality caused by lower lip being drawn back toward teeth.
Remedy: Approach problem range stepwise from above or below. |
|
|
