Author: orchestr
Date: 2015-02-13 05:47
Thank you, Karl. Some really great suggestions to try, and I agree with everything you say. The student is 13 or 14, has been playing for 2.5 years, but has not taken private lessons or had a very good band director until this year. This was not a great reed, but she does have this problem with all of her reeds (and a few of mine I've had her try). Still, a bad reed isn't going to help things. I also think it may be related to air. She is too afraid to play with a strong airstream because she's afraid of the squeak, but it may be the weak air that's causing the squeak. Vicious cycle. She is moving something when she attacks each note, definitely her embouchure, possibly the jaw as well. We've talked about it, but I need to push her a little harder to get control of this.
Thanks again for the help! I'll report back what works.
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