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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-02-17 17:51
Before you go down any other roads that *might* be dead ends, have the student check with her doctor. I have had a couple of older students who had true tremors somewhere in their embouchure or breathing muscles and nothing could really be done do help. Then the issue is whether or not the student enjoys playing enough to ignore the shaky sound. People who begin to play an instrument at an advanced age aren't interested usually in trying to become great players - they often just want to enjoy being able to do something active with music and want help with music skills like reading and counting.
If there's no neurological cause, then it could be nerves (of the anxiety type) or just over-trying (typical of many adult learners) and creating extra tension in the mouth muscles. The louder she plays, the more effort she could be putting into the whole process and the more tension could result, especially if a too-tight embouchure is fighting the increased air pressure at the reed. Couple that with a reed that's perhaps too soft (I have no idea from your post what she's playing) and you could have a blowing system that's just all tension and little control.
It would be interesting to know if any of the others in her band have had medical consults about their "dementia of the embouchure."
Karl
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kdk |
2017-02-17 17:51 |
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PeterinToronto |
2017-02-17 18:41 |
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2017-02-17 19:28 |
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RKing |
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