Author: donald
Date: 2017-12-25 17:15
I use either R hand B/E flat key OR the 1/1 fingering, but find the real trick to success is with my embouchure...
The jaw (or "muscle flow" as David Etheridge described it) should be away from the reed (giving the "flat chin") not pushing toward the reed. The embouchure SUPPORTS the sound by helping shape the air, and freeing the reed to vibrate, rather than physically supporting the reed by "lip pressure".
The strength in your lips/embouchure is about holding this shape, NOT "holding the reed".
Then, you can focus on the AIR starting and shaping the note. Remember to think of SHAPE with this note- it has to go somewhere (even if you are very subtle and only put a little dynamic/tonal change into it). Thinking of the sound glowing, and flowing into the continuation of the phrase takes emphasis and worry away from the START of the note- don't think too much about that, if you think about CONTINUATION then there's a good change the note will start well.
Set your embouchure we before you actually want the note to start... here's a routine to practise starting this note
- shape your mouth
- breathe IN in one swoop, like a violin bow moving up
- breathe OUT like the violing bow moving down- at the same speed as you inhaled, don't let the air stand still in between inhalation and exhalation- it should always be moving.
my 10c
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