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Re: Altissimo F# on Eb

Author: Alexis
Date: 2019-10-12 11:15

Hi

I play Eb with some orchestras in London. Every instrument is different, but it sounds yours works some of time - to me this suggests you are doing something different each time you play, probably in response to the difficulty.

If you have time, experiment with playing the f sharp without articulation, and concentrate on the speed of air needed, and corresponding abdominal effort. If you can do that, then see if you can use the tongue to separate consecutive notes, while keeping same support.

Generally, a lighter tongue stroke is better and may almost be a breath attack to start. Try to hit the same part of the reed everytime. But really, it is an air speed and consistency issue in my opinion.

I’m not sure that I agree with instructions to bite - I think I try to focus from sides of my mouth a little more.

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