Posted by Steve Dedman on October 01, 2003 at 11:48:51:
In Reply to: Re: Expand (about brass) posted by Tony Z on October 01, 2003 at 11:38:17:
"The reasons for not puffing the cheeks is to keep the corners of the embouchure firm and in place..."
Exactly. If you give up control of your corners, you give up control of your sound, 999 times out of 1000.
Also, comparing a trumpet (Diz) to a tuba is not a good comparison to make, since there are big differences in the mechanics. A lot of similarities, but a lot of differences, too.