Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-11-22 15:09
It isn't impossible!
Of course, higher notes always sound more piercing - that's just the nature of vibrations at higher frequencies. However, it's still possible to have a focused, centered tone.
The most important thing reed-wise is (again) response, and pitch stability. As far as the air, it has to be the right quantity, at the right speed. Not too much, not too little. Most important is to balance the embouchure *against* the air. The only good way to find this, is by doing....
Long tones!! Seriously. E-v-e-r-y d-a-y, once you've warmed up nicely, practice those high notes. Spend 20 minutes just on that...getting everything just how you want it, or at least be able to say you've improved one aspect of the long tone....then leave it. Come back to it again several times throughout the day, maybe just for 2-3 minutes. After even two days, you will notice changes.
The important thing is to leave it, and then come back to it....frequently!!
Of course, this only works if you are really listening to what is going on. How is the attack? volume? pitch? dynamics? everything has to be considered, and there is always something that can be improved.
d
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