If this student is using a fairly recent 8D, that may be the issue. Some of them have flat F sides--even with the F slide all the way in. In addition, the 8D has a large bell throat. If the student has a small hand, it is less effective at changing the pitch.
Herb Foster ________________________________ From: valerie wells <[email protected]> To: horn list 2 memphis <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 1:40:42 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Right Arm It is surprizing to hear that your student lacking a right hand is playing in tune. I often find the Bb side in my students' horns (and fellow amatuers's horns) playing quite sharp in contrast to the F side. Sometimes, I've found that they've pulled the F slide out erroneously thinking it's the main tuning slide, pushing the F slide back in sometimes corrects the problem. But sometimes the only way to achieve equal intonation between the two sides of a double is to have the them move their right hand further into the bell which lowers the pitch on the Bb side more dramatically than the F side. I think some of this may depend on the make of the horn. Is this girl playing a double? What is the make? -- Valerie Wells The Balanced Embouchure Method http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ >I must say that even I am surprised at how well she plays in tune. I might suggest that she has adapted to the intonation demands through other means than using the hand, learning in her own way from the very first day she blew the instrument. She does have a good ear... but if only she would practice consistently! Bob Dickow Lionel Hampton School of Music< _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
