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MOST IMPORTANT – YOU SHOULD ALWAYS IMPROVE YOUR SOUND
4 of the most effective sound exercises for your daily practise
The first thing people listen to when they hear you play is your sound.
Not your great lines, not your speed, but your sound.
Luckily sound is one of the most easy things to practise.
With a very few great tools and practise methods you can get a really great sound or improve your already great sound.
In this video I will give you 4 of the most effective exercises to improve your sound.
In this tutorial
What is a great sound?
What are the basic parameters for a great sound?
4 most effective sound exercises
The first sound exercises are breathing, relaxing and air flow foundation
2nd sound exercise – air flow
3rd sound exercises – strong sound
4th sound exercises – dynamics exercise
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00:00 4 of the most effective sound exercises for your daily practise
00:33 Søren is playing “On the Sunny Side of the Street”
00:54 In this tutorial
01:40 What is a great sound?
02:06 What are the basic parameters for a great sound?
02:55 4 most effective sound exercises
04:56 2nd sound exercise – air flow
09:18 3rd sound exercises – strong sound
11:57 4th sound exercises – dynamics exercise
15:58 General tips on great sound
16:23 Show, play and analyse a solo on “On the Sunny side of the street”
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mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
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