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Bad workman or bad tool?

Author: Plonk
Date: 2010-10-11 16:43

Most likely, it's a bad work(wo)man, but I'd still like some opinions!

In the Weber 1st Concerto 1st movement in the 4th bar from the end, there is a slurred Eb5 to F#3. I am having real problems slurring this. The only way I can get the F# to sound instead of a harmonic C# is by cutting the air flow very slightly with the same kind of throat contraction used in a glottal stop. (Or I could tongue it of course - that works!) If I try a true slur, I get the C# sounding for about a second before the pitch drops to the F#.

I have been trying this really really slowly and focussing on relaxing my embouchure, and what I've noticed is that no matter how slack my embouchure is, that C# sounds first. And then, with no change of embouchure at all, the F# finally sounds out a second or two later of its own accord.

Is this basically my bad technique and I just need to keep practising, (if so, any tips on how to get this?) or do you think this sounds like I've got a leak somewhere?

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