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Re: If you haven't had lessons yet....don't wait.

Author: gsurosey
Date: 2010-09-18 01:16

Yes, I hear this loud and clear!

I'm taking lessons at the community school at Eastman (with Andrew Brown). I haven't taken lessons since I graduated college (2nd time) in 2005. Right now we're focusing on opening my sound up. Basically, my embouchere is too closed off. My instructor looked over my stuff and said that my setup seems to be just fine (with the exception of the RH low E/B 'crows foot' being a little maladjusted; there's a little movement before the RH F/C key comes down with it - I think I explained that correctly). That note is stuffier than the others (especially the B right over the break).

We're going back to basics: embouchere, hand position (my left hand is all kinds of out of whack; keeps turning outward), and faster air movement (among other things). He said that even though I play on a fairly open mouthpiece (Vandoren 5RV13), my sound is fairly dark and closed off.

I've got 21 years worth of bad habits to break! I'm already noticing a difference and I've only had 2 lessons this semester. I'm registered for a 45-minute lesson, but he kept me an hour both times. The only reason I went for the 45 instead of the hour is that it was cheaper (I still don't even know how I'm going to pay for the 45). Maybe he'll continue to keep me for an hour and U of R will only bill me for 45 minutes (hey, I can dream, can't I!).

Rachel

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