Crisis Situation
14:54 on Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Re: Crisis Situation
09:43 on Monday, March 22, 2010
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Re: Crisis Situation
18:00 on Saturday, March 27, 2010
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godling (52 points)
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I found that wetting my lips a little by licking them helps me to make a better seal around the mouthpieces when my mouth is too dry.
You might also find that the reeds you are using are forcing you to blow much harder than other reeds. <Added>Also if you are young then maybe your face muscles have not toughened up yet. I found that practicing trumpet toned my face muscles immensely & made blowing the sax 10 times easier.
Dizzy Gillespie who is possibly the best trumpet player of all time puffed his cheeks out like a bullfrog, so there is no shame in that. It can also help create a different embouchure effect & thereby create a different & perhaps better sound for you. The main thing though is to try & seal your lips around the mouthpiece so that you don't waste air pressure. Rico Royal reeds are easy to blow & produce a high quality sound. Maybe try a size 2 or 1 + 1/2 & you'll find you don't need to blow half as hard as some of the other reeds. I'm using Rico Royals size 3 + 1/2 at the moment on my tenor sax & they are far easier to blow than the Vandoren 3 + 1/2, & they produce a wonderful sound.
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Re: Crisis Situation
09:19 on Monday, April 5, 2010
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