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Re: What exactly is a focused sound?

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2020-02-23 08:00

The sound EEE and that cat thing is pretty much old school. In fact a lot of players who still use this approach leak air out of the sides of their mouths. If we call this old school? Frank and Ricardo have totally different sounds and setups. So for me I can't help you pick a player to emulate. Needless to say, both players are very good.

Ricardo had, I repeat because this is very important. Had a smaller sound. Part of the problem is his use of a deep baffle, deep chambered mouthpiece. He's ditched that setup. So I don't know what you may have listened to, if it was from years ago or recent. I'm very much into the projection of ones sound. When the baffles/chambers are too deep we lose the overtones, so the sound can go dead.

A lot of voicing comes from your throat, tongue position first, and then your embouchure setup. To get rid of that EEE sound, maybe try doing long tones as warm ups. Playing these long tones with a double lip embouchure surely will lead you in the right direction.

Lee Morgan has a very good youtube lesson. He went to Interlochen Arts Academy and the Cleveland Institute. Studied with Fred Ormand and Robert Marcellus. Just a super nice guy. He takes students I think. Via youtube. I'm not sure.

https://www.playwithapro.com/live/Lee-Morgan/

Let me know what you find out and what your approach is to validate a decent sound through voicing.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2020-02-23 08:05)

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