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with brass embouchure
The Berp is a device that attaches to your lead pipe to allow you to buzz your mouthpiece and finger without buzzing into your instrument. Here is the explanation from the product website:
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"Simply put, The Berp is the most efficient tool you can use to help yourself become a better brass player. It helps you develop proper breath support by blowing into resistance, letting you buzz your mouthpiece while you hold your instrument in the regular playing position. The Berp also lets you press your instrument’s valves or move the slide to match the pitches you’re buzzing, so you gain ear-training benefits through reinforcing the connection between buzzing the mouthpiece and playing."
Embouchure Visualizers are created by several companies. The brass embouchure visualizer will help the brass player to see their embouchure through the the ring. This will help with the fixing of embouchure problems such as off-center mouthpiece placement, too much puckering, incorrect aperture size, etc. Mouthpieces sizes are different for each brass instrument, so different embouchure visualizer ring sizes are available. Here are a few of the popular brands of embouchure visualizers:
The Anti Pressure Exerciser is a device made by Warburton that helps students learn to play without pushing the mouthpiece against the embouchure with more pressure than is needed. Often times, when a player's lips become tired, they resort to applying more embouchure pressure. This limits the blood flow to the lips and will cause the lips to become even more tired. The lips then need recovery time between playing sessions.
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The Stratos Embouchure System is a device that encourages brass players to improve their embouchure by easing their jaw into the correct place and reduces mouthpiece pressure. Eventually the player's jaw is eased forward but without the side effects of excessive mouthpiece pressure.
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The Brio is a practicing tool for Brass instrument players. It is helpful is training the muscles around your mouth to be well-balanced. This will help improve the aperture. You can also breathe into the Brio, so it is good for the practice of abdominal breathing.
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This website was created by Philip Bossenberger, a student at The American Band College of Sam Houston State University.