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Post by dbacon on Oct 12, 2003 0:41:22 GMT -5
One mental image I use with some success is that of the oboe and basson reed. The shape of the aperture is about that of the reed, and thinking of the basson reed size and shape for the low register with the oboe reed size for the high register helps the one embouchure approach work. As you play higher imagine the size of the aperture becoming smaller, but not changing shape. As you play lower, just the opposite. It will not change shape, just size.
Dave Bacon
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Post by dbacon on Oct 20, 2003 22:56:14 GMT -5
Another important mental concept is to think of the aperture as the center of a wheel, the hub, with all the spokes pointing towards the center.
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Post by EmbEnh on Oct 21, 2003 3:32:30 GMT -5
Another important mental concept is to think of the aperture as the center of a wheel, the hub, with all the spokes pointing towards the center. ============================= Yeh good one...there's a good pic / diagram of this in the JOHN RIDGEON book PHYSIOLOGY OF BRASS PLAYING 1986 latest edition. Saty well DB!  |
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Post by Nonsense Eliminator on Oct 21, 2003 22:03:00 GMT -5
Or else you could not imagine your aperture at all and imagine the sound you want instead!  |
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Post by dbacon on Oct 21, 2003 23:27:17 GMT -5
I hear you, NE. Sometimes it helps me to notice the hub with all the spokes pointing in.
Back to the sound....
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