Author: Plonk
Date: 2010-06-02 18:47
I'd echo the above about recording yourself playing. And ask her which of the notes she can play she likes the sound of best, (everyone likes their C above middle C tone, surely?!) and then work towards improving the worst notes.
It's worth teaching how she can improve throat tones by covering lower holes, if you haven't done that already.
None of my teachers played much in my lessons (pity). I used to listen to a lot of tapes and records back in those days (the 80s/90s). These days, we have the magic of Youtube! I would get her to do some constructive listening using a selection of videos you've chosen yourself - maybe 3 or 4 excellent performances of the same piece to see if she can pinpoint any differences in tone, and also watching the noobs playing their grade 1 pieces to compare a bad tone with the good.
It's all very well working on embouchure, investing in new kit etc, but unless you've got a good idea in your brain about how you WANT to sound, you won't achieve it.
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