There are many of us who play off-the-leg for this very reason. When I play with my horn on my leg, I am hunched over and cannot breathe correctly. Like you, I have a long body for my height: when I am sitting correctly, my horn does not reach my leg. Sit up correctly and play off-the-leg. There should be much less difference from standing. Standing will still be better because you can breathe more deeply when standing. Ask any singer.
Herb Foster --- Steve Freides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently started practicing standing up and I notice I play _much_ better > when I stand. Any suggestions from the teachers on the list as to how to > play as well when I sit? I am shorter than average height at about 5' 8" > and also short-legged and I find one thing that helps is putting my right > foot up a bit - I have a classical guitarist's adjustable foot stool I use, > or even just a guitar case. What I find, when I sit, is that if I try to > duplicate my standing position, the horn doesn't want to rest on my leg but > a few inches above it. Do some people playing sitting but don't rest the > horn on their leg? > > Or I could look for a low-to-the-ground chair, I suppose. > > Any suggestions and comments welcomed, and thanks in advance. > > -S- > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
