Author: Irwin
Date: 1999-08-08 14:18
Maybe that's been my problem. When I started back playing after a 25+ year absence, I was resting the bell on my knee because my thumb was hurting. Even though I've since been using a neck strap, I think I got into a bad habit of leaving the horn at roughly that angle away from my body (and because I'm 6', my knees are significantly away from my body). When I bring the horn closer to my stomach, i.e., pointed more downward, this seems to help with playing altissimo.
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