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Breathing

Author: BGBG
Date: 2017-10-12 01:14

I just revised my practice technique. I sit now on a folding chair that does not allow my arms or elbows to rest on the desk chair arms.
I practice scales with lon notes. Then I play a song very slowly at maybe 60 beatsto allow time to finger difficult notes without rushing. This is working better but found when I go from an A4 to a B4 or C5 it squawks. I adjusted fingers and still squawked. Then I found I may be moving my lower lip (double lip embouchure) downward toward bell. That led me to ask exactly how to take in a breath....with nose, with mouth but through sides keeping center of lips on mouthpiece so not lose position, or some other way. Also I found I had reed slightly lower than mouthpiece edge and when I moved it up even it improved. Any agreement, disagreement, additions, tips would be appreciated.

Edit: And when not breathing there may be some finger position issues also.

Buffet E11 Crampon A Paris, Vandoren Lyre M13 MP, Rovner soft ligature, D'Addario Rico Classic reed.2.5

Post Edited (2017-10-12 01:46)

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