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This is how I experience the "warmth" of the notes in the C major scale with a drone tone on C. What about you? When was the last time you improvised with a drone on C? Remember you can share your progress here in the 🌊Improv Waterfall category!!

One day I'd like to try a one-man-band setup! I bet I'll like it and not want to stop! Now that's some serious coordination!

I was cleaning out a shelf today and found this old picture of me as a freshman in marching band. Band was a joy for me through high school, especially my junior and senior years. Does anyone else have a band picture they want to share? How was your experience in marching band? This was in Fallbrook, California in 1982

I was reminded of animal adjectives in Improv Games when Pavarotti described the voice as a horse in elegant, wild control. My favorite part of the video is where he uses his hands to describe the tube of sound for the "ooh" vowel. I think much of this wisdom applies to playing the flute as well. Changing the inside shape of the mouth can affect the tone color and intonation of the flute. After lots of experimentation with the different vowel shapes while playing the flute, I think now I subconsciously alter my vowel shapes to work with the intonation & tone color on flute. For example, a lower flatter tongue - like a yawn - tends to have a lower pitch and a more "open" or "full" sound, whereas a tongue that's pointier and more forward tends to have a higher pitch and a brighter or thinner sound. What do you think?