I was wondering what other people had found most useful in practising low notes. (I feel suddenly inspired to practise them especially, what with Shostakovitch Symphony No.5 pedal E coming up in January.)
In particular, I was wondering about: * what types of practice exercises are most useful * what sort of attack might work best, and the shape of the mouth * going down to low notes "cold" rather than working down to them * mouthpieces, and whether a different shape might help slightly
At present I have the Farkas book which suggests some exercises, and I have a book of trombone studies for low practice, but some of the very low notes I have difficulty getting to speak in the first place, so I'm looking to improve on speaking in particular.
Any comments on what worked for you, would be very welcome! Thanks,
Sharon
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