Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-11-07 01:35
So much information is missing.
< At times he sounds good.
When is this?
Maybe he needs to go back to basics. I think everyone should warm up playing long tones, starting with low E. So perhaps he needs to develop a good embouchure. This is missed now with a lot of teachers. So many players at all levels have weak embouchures, or embouchures that could be better. This is something even the very best pros often do to test reeds, warm up the horns, check out the sound of a hall and get their lips working.
I'm not saying to change mouthpieces, in fact it may be a good idea to find something which he sounds decent on. But how old is he? How many years has be been playing, what horns is he playing on? Does he play scales everyday? When does his sound go south, after playing for a period of time, the upper register?
I do know that for a good sound long tones everyday and scales work well. Such as low F going up to 3 octaves. Just an example. After a few months see how he is doing. THen maybe it will be time to find a mouthpiece or maybe the mouthpiece is actually OK.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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