• faster tempo
• think in one
• accent downbeat
• think of dance
• don't over adjust on downward intervals
• let the slide (horn) do the work (not chops)
• when something is not working smoothly: check tuner, sing, mouthpiece, hear it
• low note after a high note is not necessarily softer-watch dynamics carefully
• play louder F
• don't play any softer than necessary
• suspend decresc until last note of a series (especially when ascending) to avoid loosing it