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Re: Squeaking student

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-04-06 18:43

Marie from New York wrote:

> I have done the harmonics work you mentioned with him
> but I'm interested in what happens when he plays double-lip.

(Since I brought it up) Be really careful with him in having him try double lip. High E is not an ideal place to first use it. If you have him do it, get him to play a little in a more medium range or even stick to the chalumeau for a couple of scales. Then, if things are going smoothly, have him try slurring up a scale to E6. Or maybe even better - turn the mouthpiece around, have him hold the barrel for steadiness, and *you* do the fingering, not going straight up to E but approaching it and teasing it a couple of times so he doesn't know when you're going to finger E and can't tense up.

In fact, that might be a useful thing to try first single lip. If he can play an E because you're fingering it and he doesn't know when you'll go to it, it may be the beginning of the solution. I do this routinely with kids who are having trouble crossing the A4-B4/Bb-C break. It prevents the reflexive tightening that comes from repeated failed attempts.

Karl

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