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<blockquote data-quote="Pete Thomas" data-source="post: 545478" data-attributes="member: 1">People have asked what they can do to help their playing when they have no access to a saxophone. I (and others) have suggested the alernating smile/whistle exercise to help make your embouchure stronger and more flexible.This post promotes whistling way beyond that, ie practising whistling itself per se.Why?<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It can be practiced almost anywhere anytime.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It does help with flexibility of not just embouchure but also of oral cavity and tongue position.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It requires accurate pitching of notes that does not rely on the saxophone keyboard, hence it truly works for aural training.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Although some articulation (note starting and stopping) may rely on a throat action (something we discourage in saxophone technique) it also can promote us of lung/diaphragm use for air control. Once you are aware I don’t believe any throat action with the whistling would cross over and adversely affect your saxophone technique.</li>
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[QUOTE="Pete Thomas, post: 545478, member: 1"] People have asked what they can do to help their playing when they have no access to a saxophone. I (and others) have suggested the alernating smile/whistle exercise to help make your embouchure stronger and more flexible. This post promotes whistling way beyond that, ie practising whistling itself per se. Why? [LIST] [*]It can be practiced almost anywhere anytime. [*]It does help with flexibility of not just embouchure but also of oral cavity and tongue position. [*]It requires accurate pitching of notes that does not rely on the saxophone keyboard, hence it truly works for aural training. [*]Although some articulation (note starting and stopping) may rely on a throat action (something we discourage in saxophone technique) it also can promote us of lung/diaphragm use for air control. Once you are aware I don’t believe any throat action with the whistling would cross over and adversely affect your saxophone technique. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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