Tim Bales

How?

They play the lead pipe of the horn. With me.

We play some "follow the leader" easy riffs.

I play first. Then they join me and play it with me.

With the same strong sound and full volume I have.

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Playing the lead pipe is like swinging a weighted baseball bat. When you remove the weight after the practice swings, the bat feels lighter and faster.

It’s the same with lead pipe exercises.
The students copy the big sound they hear me playing, students emulate my sound, and open their embouchure slightly and push more air through the lead pipe.

After a few minutes of simple, repetitive,fun riffs together, we move to playing the instrument itself.

I warn them, 'Your sound is going to be really loud, so don't get scared and back off.'

And it works. They are usually astonished at the big sound they are making on their horn. They've never heard themselves sound like that. And they like it. 

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I like working with the section because everyone can learn at their own speed. They can hide a little bit within the sound of the section, while they are figuring it out. More comfortable.