Author: Matt74
Date: 2022-05-28 15:24
Valencio, I think you are doing great.
I second what has been said about tonguing. Think of "removing" the tongue to start a note. The air stream should be continuous, without stopping between notes. I think you are doing this, but think "gentle", or "da" - like a little baby. The note has a shape, even short notes. Focus on the shape, and helping the beginning and end with your tongue.
I think your tone is good for a beginner. It's strong and full. I think you have a good concept - probably from guitar. The throat tones (G,A) have less resonance because there isn't as much air resonating, so it's harder to sound good. "Long" notes (with more fingers down) have better resonance and are more stable, because more air is moving inside the horn. It's like playing strings on guitar. When you play "up the neck" the string is shorter so the tone is softer and doesn't sustain as well. The open or long string is louder and has more sustain. With woodwinds, the air in the horn interacts with the air in your mouth and with the reed, making it easier to sound good when the air column is longer. Warm up by playing C (xxx|ooo) and down. Getting a good tone on longer notes is easier to learn. Also practice long tones (longer duration - 4 beats).
The "instability" is natural and will go away. You are learning to balance the horn. You are learning to develop muscle control in you embouchure. You are learning to tongue. You are learning to use your diaphragm and breath. Your jaw doesn't know where it should be. So all those muscles are uncoordinated and some are weak and will be shaky. Don't worry about it because it sounds like you know what you want. You'll have to "work out" a bit. Just don't bite the mouthpiece and reed. Get control from your embouchure, diaphragm, and air.
Maybe think of a good airstream like the whistle, but not the tongue. Refs use "DAT" or "DaaaaaaaaaaT". It's percussive because you are getting people's attention. Also, it's very tense physically. Like Paul says you want it to sound more like bowing a violin.
The horn sounds fine. The musician plays the horn. I bicycle. You can ride an old steel Schwinn and still drop the dude with the carbon fiber wonder, because the the legs and heart do all the work. I was out riding while he was shopping. If you are riding with someone at your fitness level and you are going up a mountain then you might want the lighter bike. I imagine it's like good soccer players and good cleats. Don't worry about it.
- Matthew Simington
Post Edited (2022-05-28 15:57)
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