Author: JEG ★2017
Date: 2020-11-10 00:18
The other thing you might want to consider is whether you are playing with too much tension in your arms, hands and fingers. Excess tension will cause fatigue to set in sooner than if one is relaxed.
As one who has made almost every mistake in the book I suggest that you try to look for varying causes of your difficulty playing standing up.
I began playing double lip when I was in my 20s and pretty much continued (with a 12 year layoff from playing) until January of this year, when, after I retired from my IT job, I decided that since I'd be practicing more I'd switch back to single lip so as not to beat up my upper lip. I'm not advocating one kind of embouchure or the other, this is the way it is with me.
I think that whether you play sitting or standing, with double lip you must learn to be light with your fingers. This is where, in my opinion, relaxation comes in. I was able to play standing up but preferred sitting down. In order to play without holding the instrument between my legs I developed very light fingering. That being said, though, I found that playing without holding the instrument (lightly) between took an unacceptable toll on my upper lip. Perhaps in your case once you become more secure with your fatigue problems you will be able to stand using the strap. Once again, you have to find what's right for you.
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