Breathing the notes (in tempo)

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Gerard Presencer Lesson time: (9min 18sec)

Now that we've developed the articulation system, we're learning to breathe the articulation system to get us the notes rather than relying too much on the articulation to get us the notes. We're breathing the notes and the articulation supports what we're doing and gently helps the air do what it was going to do in a legato airstream with a stronger sense of rhythm/groove.

About the instructor

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Over the past 25 years Gerard Presencer has carved out a formidable reputation as one of the most respected trumpeters on the European scene. He exploded onto the international scene, aged 18, when US3 asked him to play the solo part on Blue Note’s Cantaloupe Island (re-imagined as Cantaloop Flip-Fantasia), that became one of the biggest selling jazz records of the 1990s. Since then, he has performed with a who’s who of international jazz...  read more

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