> From: "Steve Freides" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: "I recently started
practicing standing up and I notice I play _much_ better when I stand. Any
suggestions from the teachers on the list as to how to play as well when I
sit?"
If the advise of a reed-player is of any value. It helps with any i
Atbsolutely. That way, you hold the horn so the mouthpiece reaches your
mouth -- instead of scrunching about so that your mouth has to reach the
mouthpiece. It's much more comfortable playing that way -- if you remember
to do it. The habit of resting the bell rim on your leg while playing in
.
Thanks - I'll try playing off the leg and see how that works for me.
-S-
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du] On Behalf Of Herbert Foster
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:51 PM
To: The Horn List
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Stand
There are many of us who play off-the-leg for this very reason. When I play
with my horn on my leg, I am hunched over and cannot breathe correctly. Like
you, I have a long body for my height: when I am sitting correctly, my horn
does not reach my leg. Sit up correctly and play off-the-leg. There sh
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