Author: tetiana
Date: 2003-04-23 18:00
I'm working on the Baerman (part III) octave study and find it next to impossible to cleanly slur down on some (not all) notes when the lower note is in the lowest register. The problem seems worse with my softer, i.e. more broken-in reeds (I use a 3 1/2 Vandoren blue, with a M14 on an R13). Slurring up, even to the where the air is real thin (i.e. altissimo G or up) is not a problem (not that I necessarily sound brilliant, just that my reed cooperates in jumping up there). Going down, it seems that my reed is actively resisting the plunge and emits a very disharmonious squawk. I've had to resort to cheating and tonguing some of the problem lower notes because the result otherwise is just too painful. I do a real tiny interruption when I tongue, but it does the trick. The right note is generated. But of course, I'm not getting the full benefit of the exercise...
What is going on here? I've tried to analyse what my mouth is doing. Going up, I keep my embouchure still (or wiggle it a bit depending on where I'm aiming, for intonation and to avoid squeaks) - no problem. Going down, whether I keep my embouchure totally intact, or try to lip it around a bit, I keep getting the sick duck sound.
Ideas?
tetiana
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