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Author: D
Date: 2009-02-24 17:48
I'm an adult newbie (having played other wind instruments) - here's my tuppence worth.
The fear/need of peeing/farting. Never underestimate it, especially if the pupil is female and has had children. Tell the pupil where the loo is and make it clear they are welcome to dash out and use it any time.
The sound concept the student has. It could be a determination not to sound raucous and out of control that is causing the extreme opposite.
I love the suggestion above about a trumpet as competition. Excellent idea, anything loud which masks some of what the student plays and allows them to just make a noise and get the notes. Playing in as many groups as the standard will allow and being forced by the conductor to play louder. I know there is the risk of causing yourself damage etc, but I think most people just start to relax the mouth and push from the abs in self defense as it simply isn't possible to do it all from the lips for a whole rehearsal without killing yourself.
Have you tried a lesson on mimicry. Imitate the sound each other makes and both try to make all different types of sounds, discuss as you go how things are achieved, but make her play before talking. Show her good and bad sounds this way. Will help her hearing you sound bad as well as good.
I learn particularly well by imitating my teacher. Typically, I'll sightread something, we'll work on it a bit and there will be a bar or two I'm stuck on. I'll ask her to play it (she'll be complaining it sounds strangled or out of tune on a top note or something), and once she's done it I can somehow imitate it. Don't know why it works, but it does so I won't knock it! Worth a try anyway.
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claire70 |
2009-02-19 19:41 |
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vboboe |
2009-02-20 00:21 |
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vboboe |
2009-02-20 01:24 |
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ceri |
2009-02-20 12:36 |
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rickw48 |
2009-02-20 13:03 |
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D |
2009-02-24 17:48 |
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