Warm-Up Techniques To Bring Your (Tuba) Playing To The Next Level

"" Simply a tuba player is as good as his warm up."."Why warming up? ", you might ask.For many students of secondary school the typical warm up consists of buzz the piece of mouth for a minute or two, followed by a few scales. Although it is better than nothing, its benefits are minimal. Oh, we all know heating is a necessity for n'importe what brass player, required at the level of intonation et allow the player to perform at their best. However; more can be gained by following these simple, but often neglected techniques.1. StretchingStretching is a technique which is too important to be ignorées. As actors snorkel, we know better than anyone that the air = sound. What is the best way to get sound more (or better)? The answer is more air. And appropriate breathing is the only way to do this.Entire books could be written on breathing techniques, but I will go in here. I say that extending from the upper part of the body, a particular attention to the shoulders, is a good way to gain some additional lung capacity without too much work.2. Long TonesYou have heard before and you will hear this new. All play, long tones first. They are the most important step in this process. They prevent you from playing before the tones are rooted in your head and help tone and endurance. Especially, do not play anything in the extremes of your registry. This will ruin the whole process.Things keep your range and you will sound better later.3. Long your lip SlursThis is a common, preached technique to students around the world by their band directors. Unfortunately students will often ignore their advice. "Why all practice notes anyway?" I can already do well! "They don't realize they prepare their lips gradually. Long tones condition lips and ears to perform at their best. Lip slurs are also important. They train in the ear to hear the Lands before they are played. This will increase actually view as ability, reading as land strike will become more natural!Long ton SlursPlay by this one or twice early practice.4 lip. More lip insults!After warm lips a bit with the long tones, you are now ready for some flexibility exercises. Become skilled with these is essential to the construction of a solid base. Once they are mastered, your mouth will be ready for anything.Start low, as always.Must be the finishing touch to your warm-up. After that, you are ready you will get.When you can play it without difficulty, you are now hot and can go to your "real" practiceIf you add these 3 simple techniques to your daily routine, I promise, you'll become a better player, and there is no better feeling that knowing that you've reached a little higher than before.Until next time-Mike Quain