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RE: one more problem....

Author: Kevin Bowman  Date:   1999-08-02 19:45 A couple of hints: 1) It *can* be done with a rock-solid embouchure but is *much* easier to do if you learn to "relax" the embouchure a bit. 2) The smear really only applies when you get over the break. Go chomatically from the chalemeau G to clarion B or C - you must be able to play the chromatic scale *very* quickly - it has to be even. 3) The smear is done mostly by sliding the fingers off the rings (in whichever what is most comfortable). This takes a LOT of practice - it took me years to perfect (or nearly) my technique. The biggest problem: grasping the instrument too tightly. The key is to relax. Have fun. An introduction to Rhapsody in Blue led me to become a fan of Artie Shaw - probably the biggest user of glissandi (portamento, actually) in the swing era. Although I've never had the pleasure of performing the opening to Gershwin, I use glissandi quite often in my jazz performances (although I still can't compare to Artie Kevin Bowman

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