flute embouchure, continued

05Sep08

I am teaching beginner flutes today, and had come to a point in the lesson where I wondered if what I was teaching them was correct:
1. Think and say “pooh.” (of course, this always gets giggles)
2. Make the aperture as small as possible.
3. Make the aperture round.
4. Keep everything centered in the cross-hairs (translation: the [...]

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saxophone embouchure

29Aug08

There are several schools of thought on this: One way would teach you to put your bottom lip over your bottom teeth ever so slightly, then wrapping the mouth around the saxophone much like a clarinet. The one I learned focuses on making the embouchure into a meaty cushion that keeps the bottom teeth completely [...]

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the best reason to join band

27Aug08

The last three days, I’ve spent a good majority of the day getting our kids fitted for instruments. It’s something I’ve only done once, and I definitely need some practice for some of these instruments. I’m decent at gauging who can play what, but getting them to do the things they need to do to [...]

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