This is the 1st part of this Routine as an introduction to a GREAT way to reduce or totally eliminate the jaw drop to DESCEND.
#1. Play a good, solid trumpet high "C" (MF to F) and slur while descending "partial-wise" to the low "C" - WITHOUT DROPPING OR LOWERING THE POSITION OF THE JAW, EVEN FOR THE LOW "C"...Use your prescribed PIVOT (if you have been given one be a certified Reinhardt Instructor) AND MUSCULAR RELAXATION ONLY, to accomplishs this vital point! This means that the "drop of the jaw" must be extremely minimal or, better still, non-existant to arrive at the low "C"...Initially, the low "C" performed in this manner will sound thin, sharp, fuzzy and stuffy, but with a litte daily work on your part, you positively can achieve this with your PIVOT AND MUSCULAR RELAXATION ONLY! In short, the closer you can arrive at no jaw drop the better. Now, on the same breath (no additional inhalation) ascend partial-wise to the starting high "C" ...REST!
This is only the 1st part of this incredible exercise and a much more advance player only will benefit from the next 4 parts, where Doc says: THIS SERIES OF DRILLS CAN BE CARRIED TO THE DOUBLE "C" AND HIGHER, DEPENDING UPON YOUR STAGE OF PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
YOUR GOAL FOR THIS SERIES OF DRILLS IS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CHECK AND DOUBLE-CHECK THAT YOU ARE USING ONLY ONE EMBOUCHURE WITHOUT TRANSITIONS FOR YOUR ENTIRE RANGE. WHEN AN OCTAVE, TENTH, ETC. , CONSUMES NO MORE PHYSICAL EFFORT THAN A MINOR SECOND, THEN YOU ARE SLOWLY ARRIVING AT YOUR CHOSEN GOAL.
- DON REINHARDT
Any one wishing the complete Routine, please let me know and I will see that you get a copy. This will definitely be in my new book BRASSolutions.
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