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Re: Beginner sounding very flat

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-02-12 21:02

Perhaps I have been a little more contentious than I should.......hot button issue for me.

Having said that though, a "mature reed strength" or "faster progression to stronger reeds" are concepts that are internalized by students that send them on a NUMBER frenzy. They seem to equate ("they" being students who take what we say out of context) reed strength with Grade Level, or Mastery Level, or some such indicator of an expectation for them to achieve.

It doesn't help when brass playing band directors (or just whomever wants to make their band teaching simpler or more cost effective) wants everyone to play the same mouthpiece and reed strength.

I preach to the choir

Mea culpa

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

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