Jonathan- What are your thoughts on tongue placement in the mouth? I am getting lots of conflicting opinions on this. Some people think it should be high to facilitate good articulation, and others think it should be low to open up the oral cavity???? and sound ??? I guess...I'm not really sure why some people think it should be low.
On 8/6/07, Jonathan West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Timothy > > Reba by all accounts is a fairly advanced player - she had a professional > position in an army band. It isn't clear from her account that she is > playing professionally with her present group, but I guess from her account > that she does, and in addition she teaches. Therefore your point with regard > to younger players is probably not applicable to her. > > The key necessaity you have identified is to hear the note in your head so > you know what you are aiming at. That is a skill of listening and > visualisation. If with younger players it helps to use a bit of mouthpiece > buzzing in the lesson to drive this point home, then that sounds like a good > idea. But once the technique has been established, I see no particular > reason to use mouthpiece buzzing in private practice. The mere act of > buzzing doesn't help the visualisation, and if the player hasn't been able > to work out a large interval, buzzing the interval during practice is not > going to change that. > > As regards buzzing clearing up problems of too much pressure or tension, you > aren't specific as to how this helps, but again I suspect you are thinking > of using it as a diagnostic tool within a lesson rather than as a means of > changing habits during private practice. But if I am mistaken in that, I > would be happy for you to explain further. > > Regards > Jonathan West > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/sallym.of.mclaurin%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
