Re: [Hornlist] Tuning a double horn(playing sharp)

[David Goldberg]

Here's good practice for blending your low chops with your high chops:  
Kopprasch #23, #56, #32.


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RE: [Hornlist] Tuning a double horn(playing sharp)

[hans]

Yes, Valerie, you have understood it right. All has to be
played with about the same embouchure setting. The only
difference is it, to open more or to close  the opening
between the lips by the use of the jaw more, but in a very
sublime manner. This can work only, if you use not more than
the necessary vertical pressure, where vertical means
mouthpiece verse lips. Inserting the mouthpiece just at the
border of the red flesh of the lower lip helps a lot. It is
the wrong way to play the extreme low notes with protruding
lips as seen so often.

Hope this helps a bit. If you have more questions, please,
ask again. 

Greetings through the language barrier.

Hans




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Hans, thank you for your comments.  However, I'm not sure I
understand what you are trying to tell me.  Do you mean that
when I work on low horn parts, I'm setting in the lower lip
too deeply (Einsetzen?) pulling the lips apart too much and
it is causing cramping?  Do you mean that I should be using
the same basic embouchure set up for all my playing?
Please clarify across the pond  our language barriers as
best you can.  Thank you.
Valerie  
 
 It means, that you cramp the one or the opposite way.
Whynot playing all relaxed with less vertical
pressure,mouthpiece set at the edge of the lower lip so it
pulls thelip opening open enough ? You would soon find out
that youplay more relaxed without getting sharp or flat.
Gettingflat due to playing low parts ? Why ? Because you
aredigging into the ground instead of playing the low
notesjust as other notes. Try it ! Just practising the one
or theother extreme does not improve
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RE: [Hornlist] Tuning a double horn(playing sharp)

[hans]

It means, that you cramp the one or the opposite way. Why
not playing all relaxed with less vertical pressure,
mouthpiece set at the edge of the lower lip so it pulls the
lip opening open enough ? You would soon find out that you
play more relaxed without getting sharp or flat. Getting
flat due to playing low parts ? Why ? Because you are
digging into the ground instead of playing the low notes
just as other notes. Try it ! Just practising the one or the
other extreme does not improve anything.

 

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Everytime I start to have trouble playing chronically sharp,
all I have to do to correct the problem is to spend an
appreciable amount of time working on low horn work,  I
mean VERY LOW horn work.  My favorite low horn part to honk
around on is Kerry Turner's Quartet # 1.  I can't play the
fourth part worth beans, but it sure is fun  always relaxes
my embouchure.  When I first started working on it, I spent
at least an hour a day on it.  After about five days of
that, I was so flat I was still below pitch will my tuning
slide pushed all the way in.
 
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