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Re: Trouble Sustaining Notes

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-12-12 22:13

Firstly the strength of reed you use seems high to me. My facing/opening comes down to similar reed interaction (shorter facing of 14mm but 1.00 opening) and I use 3 1/4 Legere European Signature. You may not be taking in enough mouthpiece for your "system."

But I don't necessarily see too much trouble with your timing. I have students do long tone (cresc for eight counts around "quarter =54," then dim. for eight counts in one go) and you do that twice on low E, F, F# and G. By the time you finish this you feel as though you've run around the block several times! The length of time for that exercise is easily in your wheelhouse.

This should get you through any standard phrase but you may consider trying to develop circular breathing if you wish to develop more sustained length of "output."

...............Paul Aviles

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