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[YOUTUBE]PV6oWWssqTo[/YOUTUBE]

 

Pardon the not-so-great sound quality, but how in the HELL does the trombone player get such a french-horn like timbre at 4:16!?

 

It'd be really great to be able to get a sound like that to add some different textures to my music, so if anyone's got any insight, please help?

 

P.S. Y'all should watch the whole video, it's pretty sweet.

 

EDIT: Also, what is the Alto Sax player doing around 1:05?

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put his hand in the bell and play all the wrong notes?:p

 

yeah, he is laying back a bit. changing the shape of the oral cavity effects the timbre more than the bell size. but not as much as the bell shape.

 

more specifically,to make that sound i would be shape my mouth like im saying an "au" syllable like the word "naughty". keep the jaw relaxed as possible. and let the air do the work.

 

here is an exercise you can do if you have your trombone.

 

pick a note that is comfortable for you to play. and change the shape of your mouth while playing a long tone holding the same pitch.

 

try shaping your mouth like you were to say the name of the letters A*E*I*O*U

 

then try the consonant sounds ah, eh, ih, au, oo. and listen how it changes the sound.

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