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Re: Can't bend notes

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-06-17 20:59

I liked the suggestion above to use the mouthpiece alone and it seems to have worked for you.....as a good start. The mouthpiece alone strips bare all the other stuff and allows you to experience the feeling vs sound that is involved.

When I referred to the "C" two ledger lines above the staff, it was perhaps a step or two beyond the mouthpiece alone experiment. Now that you know what that feels like (if you have a good, stable high "C"), the next step would be to try a note that is really easy to bend (notes in the lower register, chalumeau are not). Using the feeling/sound of the mouthpiece alone, you should be able to dip down as much as a minor third from the high "C" (maintaining the high C fingering). Of course that is a more advanced step and may take some time.

................Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2020-06-17 21:01)

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