My teacher, Forrest Standley, often told me that he
buzzed on the bus rides to various gigs, but he
never told me the range he buzzed in. buzzing
range never came up in lessons, and I always got
the feeling that he didn't consider it as important
as other teachers did.
I have a very low buzz,
One more data point for the buzzing discussion. I started playing in
September, 2004, and my weak point for my first year was my tone. Simply
put, while I was learning to negotiate making pitches come out of my horn,
they never sounded more than mediocre and often sounded just terrible.
I was
7 to 10 hours per week depending on rehearsal
and concert schedule.
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Well then, now that you have re-defined a serious horn player, I'm one of
those that have a (non musical) job. When at home the only time I get to
practice is one morning over the weekend. I will play until my lip falls off
which is generally about 3 hours. However, when I travel for more than a
It is a controversial subject. Some fine teachers say only to play on the horn.
Some advocate free buzzing, and others say it is damaging. Free buzzing is
different from playing with a mouthpiece it uses the muscles differently. Some
good players cannot free buzz: they never learned that
As with most things in life, we as people are different one from another, hence
the multiplicity of methods and techniques that have been developed to advance
our horn playing abilities. In order for any individual to decide what works
best, that person must try the suggested technique for an
William Foss wrote:
Dear List, I am testing my hypothesis that I can get my homework
turned in (ha ha).
Seriously, folks. (Correct me if I'm wrong William.)
This guy is just taking a course on statistics and needs a data set from
which to derive normal statistical information. I assume this
Great, great, great, Steve, you hit the point right on. (I
must say, I do not buzz at all, as I have a natural
embouchure which works even after 6 weeks abstinence from
the horn - well, admitted, the endurance has to build up
then, but it takes just two rehearsals).
Buzzing does not improve
Dear List,
I would like to thank all of you, I now have many more than enough
responses. I will share the results of this little poll just as soon as I
have them.
Thanks again
William Foss
Paul Ingraham's advice to young horn players:
Find a good teacher. Practice diligently. Watch what you
Has anyone heard who the finalsits were yesterday for the principal Horn
audition for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and if they hired anyone?
Thanks
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This whole discussion reminds me of an article I read on the Stork
website about pressure and buzzing sans mouthpiece (found here:
http://www.storkcustom.com/html/pressure_buzzing.html). The article
seperates horn players into two types: those who employ the compression
aperture control method
Dear Ron,
Thank you for responding to my survey, ans also for being one of the first.
I wasn't sure what kind of response I would get, I needed fifty, but I
surpassed my goal.
Thanks again,
William Foss
Paul Ingraham's advice to young horn players:
Find a good teacher. Practice diligently.
Dear List,
How can I build my embouchure and facial muscles?? Are there any
techniques I could use without touching the horn
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Everything needs patience first !! Understood. Embouchure
builds up mainly through the lip - mouthpiece contact, so
building up muscles or an embouchure (muscles, lip surface
build up, contractability of lips, muscle reaction) just by
moving the lips (stretching contracting) does not work. It
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