Can anyone explain how to play quietly with fast air?
Thx

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Sorry about the triple post by the way

well...that makes no sense. You don't play quietly with fast air. The faster you move the air, the louder you play. You want to slow down the air, but be very supportive and use MORE air NOT FASTER but MORE. Just keep practicing, it'll come to ya.

Thanks for the advice, but can you please play with more air but still quietly?

Ya there is a way to play with more air,but playing soft...Its kind of hard...but doable!!!!

of course you can use more air and play quietly. Use tons of air, but move it slow. It's like a huge truck...you don't have to drive at 100mph, you can drive the trucks slow. I know, that analogy sucked lol.

Actually, fast air = higher notes. More air = louser. He wants to play either mp, p, or pp (am I right?), but on higher notes.

That is hard when you're just starting. For practise play forte on the highest note you can and slowly let out less air until you're playing in the desired dynamic.

Hope it helped!

*louser -> louder

wow saj,
good job

Play quietly but with good support is probably what they mean. You have to use enough air to not sound weak but not to much air or you'll be to loud. As long as you play with air support you'll be fine.

Okay, here's the deal.

This takes PRACTICE!!!

Start simply with a simple note like G (in the scale). Get a good solid tone going. Now, tighten your diaphragm and gradually lower the volume. Play it as close to a whisper as you can.

Hold it!!!! Keep holding it until you have absolutely no more air left.

Your air will peter out pretty quickly and your tone will become a sputter, but that's okay. Do it again. Now do the same thing on F. Now E. Now D. Keep going lower on the scale until you're down on the 1-3 G below low C.

Now work your way back up. Go all the way up to middle C.

What you'll find is that, as you go higher, this exercise gets easier. It takes less air to play high than it does to play low. By working this exercise both directions, you're training your diaphragm and your chops.

Once you've done this little beauty, start at middle C and work your way down and back up chromatically. Once you're back to middle C, climb chromatically until you're at the top of your range where you get a good solid sound without intonation problems.

This is the beginning. If you do this faithfully for a couple of weeks, you will notice a HUGE improvement. You'll also notice that fffff or louder doesn't sound blaring and harsh.

This is tried and true - and, like I said, it takes practice.

Be cool!

You don't have to blow fast to have a steady soft sound. It just takes breath control, and as the people above me said, practice. Good luck!