I worked over the next couple years with these methods, primarily trumpet secretsa. Order online one was jeff smiley s the balanced embouchure. Over the summer an interview was posted with hornist andrew joy on. I bought jeff smileys be book 8 years ago when i was playing tuba to. The exercises are based on universal principles that work for everyone. The word is of french origin and is related to the root bouche, mouth. The balanced embouchure pdf ive recently got a couple of email inquiries about my thoughts on jeff smiley s text and trumpet method, the balanced embouchure. Embouchure or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind. At the core of the method is a series of dynamic rangeofmotion exercises which affect lip position.
People ask me about his book the balanced embouchure fairly often and i will say on the record that i find it to be quite interesting. View forum the balanced embouchure, the trumpeters home on the web. Tongue on lips the balanced embouchure way trumpet planet. I am interested in learning more about both the book and the approach developed by jeff smiley, as i consider it part of my job as a teacher to be as informed as possible about current pedagogical practices. The balanced embouchure is a unique approach to the fundamental challenge of playing brass wind instruments. Dont click this if jeff smiley s balanced embouchure was the holy grail, why arent we all doing it. Im valerie wells, a horn player dedicating this blog to share my success using the balanced embouchure be and to provide a place for other horn players to share their positive experiences with be. Joy on the balanced embouchure horn matters a french.
Tongue on lips the balanced embouchure way 8th march 2016 rich 2 comments. Be can be used by everyone, regardless of age or playing level. The trumpet herald forum has an entire section dedicated to the balanced embouchure moderated by smiley himself, so you should be able to find a more accurate depiction about it than i can offer, there are a couple of other youtube videos here and here, and even a horn blog devoted to it. Last week james boldin posted his opinion of the balancedembouchure method by jeffsmiley. International trumpet guild journal midwest clinic. As noted in part ii of this series, most horn and brass teachers that disagree with elements of the farkas approach to the embouchure tend to dance around the topic a bit, at least in public. I have had a copy of jeff s book the balanced embouchure for several months, and to me, it is one of the best designed and clearlywritten. These exercises tend to enhance every players embouchure development often dramatically.
Trumpet blog about teaching, practicing, exercises. Trumpet sound after 3 years practising balanced embouchure. This is only one of a series of exercises that makes up the method and the effect of its practice as a standalone exercise may be of limited value. Proper embouchure allows instrumentalists to play their. Thomas stevens, and the balanced embouchure by jeff smiley. Mouthpiece buzzing pdf tonguing exercise yamaha silent brass pro tec. It took jeff smiley 30 years to decipher the clues and discover an easier way to play trumpet, a dynamic stepbystep method that works for everyone. Ive recently got a couple of email inquiries about my thoughts on jeff smiley s text and trumpet method, the balanced embouchure ive gotten questions about it in the past, so i thought id reread this book and compile some of my thoughts here while theyre still fresh. Joy mentioned the balanced embouchure as a factor in his current embouchure approach. In the mid1990s, i awoke one morning with a startling thought a completely new approach to brass development appeared to me, right down to the title, the balanced embouchure. Duplication or distribution of this file, the data contained herein, or printed copies made from this file for.
Trumpet sound after 3 years practising balanced embouchure duration. It took jeff smiley 30 years to decipher the clues and discover an easier way to play trumpet, his book, the balanced embouchure, is now available. Malachy rodriguez asu digital repository arizona state university. This is a short post to explain the tongue on lips exercises from jeff smiley s the balanced embouchure. Caruso, rolf quinque, jeff smiley, and james stamp. Id like to purchase your be for french horn pdf, if available. Order online the balanced embouchure website the balanced embouchure be is a set of embouchure development exercises and practice. In the mid1990s, i awoke one morning with a startling thought a completely new approach to brass development. The balanced embouchure be is a unique approach to developing the brass players embouchure, written by the american trumpet pedagogue jeff smiley. One of the few to just go at the topic directly is jeff smiley. Its a website where you can download audio files of the recordings he. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument or the mouthpiece of a brass instrument. Order online aug 24, in short, the answer is no, i do not use any exercises from the balanced embouchure, although i am seeing this book mentioned in more and. If jeff smileys balanced embouchure was the holy grail.
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