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Re: young students

Author: Brenda ★2017
Date: 2007-06-22 14:03

Abe Galper's Method books recommend first of all getting an excellent grasp on the lower register. Then there are exercises in playing one of the familiar low notes and simply pressing the octave key.

Sometimes the student "prepares" for the higher note by stiffening up and biting down, so it can be enlightening for them if you ask them to play the lower note and then (after letting them know what you're going to do) YOU reach over and just press the octave key. That way they know that there's no need to do any strange adjustments in their embouchure in order to have that note come out.

A huge deterrent to having success in this area is if any of the lower pads don't seal properly. The notes won't play clearly if at all, and there'll be a lot of frustration. So be sure the clarient plays easily.

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