Gekker endurance drills SM_TPT Alongside the standard A47X

Alongside the standard A47X

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which also serves as a slide and key oil

Brass outer slide with nickel silver sleeves

with traditional craftsmanship in a basic design

Gekker endurance drills SM_TPT Alongside the standard A47XChris Gekkers Endurance Drills for Performance Skills has a simple mandate not unlike Herbert L Clarkes Technical Studies to play with ease in all registers, keeping the embouchure fresh and pliable. Clarke called endurance 90% of cornet playing and you can see here that Gekker agrees. His attention to detail in his own practice comes out in these studies and he even quotes the great flutist Julius Baker who quipped If I never make a mistake, Ill