Why Warm Up on a Brass Instrument
There are two basic reasons for warming up on a brass instrument.
- Getting the muscles around your mouth working. Just as an athlete warms up prior to competition or a game, so the muscles the brass musician is about to work need stretching and loosening.
- Helping with the intonation. Cold air in a brass instrument is denser resulting in the pitch being flatter. The body-temperature air coming from you to your instrument will cause the pitch to sharpen. It’s good have the instrument up towards playing temperature, before you start.
Written by Ian McKenzie on February 15th, 2007 with no comments.
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