Klarinet Archive - Posting 000817.txt from 1996/02

From: Terri Kimiko Oda <as648@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: QUESTIONS!!
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 21:48:09 -0500

>numero 2- reciently, this student teacher told me that my chin moves when i
>tounge. Is there any way of correcting this?

I had this problem too! My teacher told me to practice in front of a
mirror more. This helps for lots of things, but it makes unwanted
movement obvious. If you've got a nice big mirror somewhere, it's just
great. Just do some scales with a nice tonguing pattern and watch and try
to keep your mouth still... I didn't always have a mirror available,
however, so I did another self-developped exercise. I played a nice,
simple, open G and tongued it while keeping one of my hands on my jaw,
chin, or wherever to feel the movement. This last is what really helped,
I think. Correcting it wasn't that hard, as long as I thought about it
all the time for a little while.

Just think about your chin *whatever* you do, until keeping your chin
motionless is completely normal. :)

-> Terri <-

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