tonebase Brass Course

Understanding Flexibility

Taught by renowned trumpet player

Brianne Borden

What is flexibility? What role does the tongue play? How do I improve my flexibility? All questions we find ourselves asking when we practice. In this course, Dr. Brianne Borden tackles these questions clarifying the tongue position and providing tools such as mouthpiece buzzing, leadpipe buzzing and more to enhance our flexibility further.

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    Difficulty: 
    All levels
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    Duration: 
    0.33
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Course Syllabus

Understanding Flexibility

What is flexibility? What role does the tongue play? How do I improve my flexibility? All questions we find ourselves asking when we practice. In this course, Dr. Brianne Borden tackles these questions clarifying the tongue position and providing tools such as mouthpiece buzzing, leadpipe buzzing and more to enhance our flexibility further.

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Brianne Borden
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Brianne Borden

Dr. Brianne Borden is an accomplished soloist, clinician, educator, and author. Currently the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Delaware, Dr. Borden travels nationally and internationally as a guest artist to share her expertise in musician wellness.

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Brianne Borden

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