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From:  "Ave Maria!" <AveMaria@n...>
"Ave Maria!" <AveMaria@n...>
Date:  Tue Feb 13, 2001  4:15 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Trumpet Training Tool



David,

What is the "two toned" trill, and how is it produced?

Thanks,
B.J. Heling
>
> David, why don't you try lip trills? They supply the correct breath
> pressure for singing (make sure you use the two-tone trill rather than the
> single-tone one.)
>
> Mark Montgomery
>
> > Many years ago, I had a friend who played the trumpet. She showed me a
> > device that helps you build up the muscles involved in breathing. As I
> > recall, as you inhaled, a small ball began floating in a tube connected
to
> > what you were breathing into. As you exhaled, the ball would also float
up.
> > The goal was to keep the ball floating as high as you could for as long
as
> > you could. It is most likely way too much breath pressure for singing,
but
> > I was interested in getting one for myself and trying it again, with the
> > possibility of using it for my students who don't use nearly enough
breath
> > energy. Is this ringing a bell with anyone out there? If you know what
it
> > is that I am talking about, please e-mail with the name of this device.
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