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Author: traysee
Date: 2003-02-17 19:42
One question:
Whenever I have a student who is having a hard time playing high notes 99.9% of the time, all I have to say is to think of the letter E and then the notes come out. I have no idea why this is. I have asked my students if they are doing anything with their toungue or changing anything else in their mouth and they always say no. (I don't know how reliable that is though.) Does anyone have any ideas why that works?
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-02-17 20:34
It changes the arch of the tongue. TOO is the lowest position through TAA, TEE and TII, just like saying vowels. The effect is like that of an aircraft wing. The air flow gets faster over the arch in the tongue. The higher the tongue position the faster the air. It also decreases the size of the mouth cavity. It is not a technique that is taught all that well by woodwind teachers. It is a common flexibility technique among brass players.
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Author: contragirl
Date: 2003-02-20 17:33
Yeah, my old teacher explained this to me. Also, to position your tongue like you are going to hiss gets it in the shape you need, while having the tips of your tongue on the sides of your back teeth and the air flowing over your tongue.
For my embouchure, he said "say O," and for my tongue, "say E." Then he said it was easier just to pretend you're saying Q cuz it put them altogether.
I hope that makes sense, cuz he was smart and I can't explain things too well. :P
Contragirl
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