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Re: New player airy sound

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-05-17 04:15

jsantos1 wrote:

> With this new mouthpiece, I noticed I need a
> firmer embochure, which causes my muscles to get tired quite
> quickly. Is this normal?
>

You're using muscles in a way you haven't before, so they'll get tired until you've build up some endurance. But that shouldn't be along process. You have to careful not to use more pressure around the mouthpiece than you need.

> I managed to find a teacher in my area, I'll be seeing him next
> week.

Great!. It doesn't need to be a lifetime commitment, but it should make the starting process much easier.

Karl

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