Hello Lawrence, yes, you are right. There are plenty teachers out there, who do not even look on to a students embouchure carefully enough, but insist for a change, a change to an embouchure of their own idea (teacher) to fit everybodys mouth & lips.
There is just ONE right horn embouchure, but with many light variations according to the anatomy of the player. The principles are most clear: Centered mpc set into the flesh of the lower lip near to the edge of the red flesh so to pull open the "blow hole" in the center, typical brass player face or mask, not "crawling" into the mouthpiece, lip under control in all playing regions, relaxed as possible, minimum of vertical pressure against the lips (depending on range & dynamics), keeping the blow hole open as possible. One has to see the variables & move within these boundaries until the desired result will be achieved, preset the targets or expectations are not exaggerated. The bad teacher forces the student to do just everything after his advice precisely no matter of the different anatomy, instead of adjusting the things or correcting bad habits. ============================================================ ================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:19 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] A favor to ask you all Changing a student's embouchure at music college doesn't always mean he has been badly taught before going to college. At a music college I know there was one teacher who was notorious for changing embouchures as a matter of course. I was talking to some friends and mentioned that one of my ex-students had gone to this college and was being taught by this player - in chorus my friends finished my sentence - "...and he changed his embouchure". Sorry - rushing - I'm at work and have just been called away All the best, Lawrence _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
