3. Air Flow

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Peter Gane Lesson time: (9min 46sec)

Peter and Chris talk about breathe control, and knowing when to breathe through the mouth or the nose. Chris explains how understanding complementary positions and proximity slurs can make playing easier, and improve the quality of performance through matching slide patterns to the flow of the music

About the instructor

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Peter Gane is one of Britain’s leading brass specialists and trombonists. At the age of 19 he became a member of the London Symphony Orchestra. He became a professor at the Guildhall School in 1971 and remains so to this day. He was elected a Fellow of the Guildhall School in 1981 and was Head of the Wind, Brass and Percussion from 1988 to 2008. He is Artistic Adviser to the Combret Music Festival, Aveyron,...  read more

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