Yeah. I love my 36, but I've been working on something a little smaller for the past 6 weeks or so.

As a P.S Gordon's "Our Man in Paris", and Henderson's Bossa in general as well as "Page One" are definite inspiration for me. I will also totally be checking out that EP.

I think that is unfortunately a somewhat common thing that happens to many players. I definitely personally known a handful of other brass players with similar stories. This is the first time I have ever actively tried to change my setup, and I think it was the right call for me; however, I am always really cautious when recommending embouchure changes to students. Even if they have some really "non traditional" playing habits, it is so easy to become overly focused on how things look or feel that they stop thinking about how the end goal is to make music not just to operate the instrument. As you stated, more often than not, working on other fundamental aspects of playing can solve many problems that may initially seem like they are setup problems.

I appreciate your kind words. I guess we are all our own worst critics😅

Hmm, I'm not sure why previous lessons are not being shown to you on patreon. Are you accessing it through a web browser or the app? There is not a separate backing track for "Confirmation Byas" uploaded. Let me know if you would find one helpful to practice with. It is relatively easy for me to export one without me playing the etude on the recording. Regarding the embouchure change question, this week's lesson actually covers why/how I have been going about making this change. Hopefully it can provide some insight.

For sure, you can find it at the link below. papercanaries.bandcamp.com/album/paper-canaries-ep

@@ShawnBellMusic thanks - I'll get a copy!

You could also try a tube condenser if you have access to one. I have found that tube mics usually sound pretty good on trombone. You still may need to tame some of the high mids and the highs as you mentioned to get a sound that isn't too harsh or airy.

@@ShawnBellMusic Live I always used a Shure beta clip on mic and that's fantastic. But that was playing ska and punk rock so no one notices. It would sound just like my horn it was amazing. But record that on its own and listen back...the amount of air flow picked up sounds horrible. Your video has given me motivation to try again

Yes indeed. There is a Spotify link in the description.

Using the pentatonic scale in this way catches all the colorful notes of the #11 sound while allowing us as improvisers to connect with the pentatonic melodies that are such a common part of the language. Since the ideas tend to be things that our ear connects with easily, the less "inside" notes (major 7th, #11, 9s) just sound like they are part of a melody rather than sounding "out".

@@ShawnBellMusic Thanks!!!!

Once I learn to play in tune on it😅

In this video I was playing on a Marcinkiewicz 8-s

Using harmonic minor actually still works pretty well on major ii Vs. You just have to make sure to resolve to major 3rds on the I chord. You will end up with a little bit of dissonance, mostly on the ii chord, but since it resolves pretty quickly, it all sort of works out.