The High Life of Soprano Cornet

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Stand or Sit?

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Having recently competed at the Grand Shield, where "Red Priest" requires the entire cornet section and the trombones to stand thr...
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Monday, 15 April 2013

More on Breathing

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As has probably become clear by now, breathing and air is my main focus to playing.  If you breathe correctly, all other apects tend to beco...
Monday, 1 April 2013

Pedal Notes

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Even as far back as Arban and Saint-Jacome, the pedal range has been recognised as usable notes on the Trumpet and, of course, the Cornet. I...
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Monday, 18 March 2013

My Approach: "Air is King!"

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As I have mentioned in my last post, the air, the tongue and the lips are all the main factors in development on a brass instrument.   If ...
Sunday, 17 March 2013

Air vs Lip... vs tongue?

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It's been a while since my last post, so I thought I would discuss a few things inspired by a few posts in the Soprano Cornet group on F...
Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Breathing is the Key to Good Brass Playing

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Because I haven’t changed anything in my routine this week, and I am trying to keep this blog regular, I thought I would post about what I f...
Sunday, 16 September 2012

Routine Progression from 25th June

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There have been lots of subtle changes to the routine since June.   I will attempt to go through them as briefly as possible. Up unti...
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