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Re: Newbie questions

Author: RichardB
Date: 2005-06-07 14:18

As a beginner who is a little further along from you, but has been through this recently, may be I can add some thoughts.

Don't worry about the high notes yet. Keep playing the Chalumeau until your mouth muscles develop, then one day the higher notes will magically be there. I am using Galpers book, and he doesn't take you above the break for a long time. I think that works well.

A teacher is really useful. Spotting the difference between a misplaced finger squeak, and a squeak due to the the throat position producing the higher register is difficult on your own, but a teacher can tell you instantly.

I have a Hite Premiere and an AT45 (whcih I think is a plastic copy of a B45). Contrary to almost all the advice on this board I use the AT45 because the Hite sounds squawky to me. I think you need stronger reeds with the Hite than the AT45. I too use Vandoren 2 and 2.5s with th AT45.

Richard

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