On Aug 9, 2007, at 10:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
message: 4
date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:02:31 -0700
from: "Valerie WELLS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
subject: [Hornlist] Re: Mouthpiece buzzing
Being a little on the obtuse side, I resisted the whole notion of
buzzing,
because I just couldn't see the point. I had the privilege to have
a lesson
w/ Wendell Rider in July & he took me thru the paces with buzzing the
mouthpiece using air only to gently slide, glissando style up and
down a
step or two from second line G. Nothing big, dramatic, just slowly
& gently
up & down with air while resisting the urge to "lip it." I was
"fuzzy" on
why I was doing it, but I've persisted with the hope that I'd
eventually
grasp the concept. It's been a month now that I've spent just a
few minutes
a day buzzing & I'm starting to see, feel & hear benefits from it. It
helping me get the "feel" of finer control of the air stream & it's
effect
on pitch & tone. I tend to be too "lippy" & the gentle slow
buzzing using
only air to raise & lower the pitch gives me another tool to
develop better
tone. Hmmm.... Does this make sense to anyone? ~Valerie, balanced
embouchure student
Hey Valerie and all,
Just to be clear, i did not recommend using the air only to change
notes once you get the concept. That can be instructive initially,
but what I said to practice was to find the balance of lip tension
and air speed to keep the buzzy tone at all times and use the air to
keep the tone steady. The sound of the buzz is the important thing.
Otherwise Valerie's comments are right on target.
Sound is always the most important thing. If i was blind i could
still teach what i do because you can hear what is going on, or what
isn't.
Sincerely,
Wendell Rider
For information about my book, "Real World Horn Playing", the DVD and
Regular and Internet Horn Lessons go to my website: http://
www.wendellworld.com
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