French Horn Embouchure

    
French Horn Embouchure    07:06 on Monday, December 30, 2013          

potatooxide
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Posted by potatooxide

Hi! I've been in the school band for 3years now and recently, my french horn tutor (my music director hires tutors who are very good in their instruments) noticed that i have a slight overbite and he suggested that i push out my jaw so that my top row of teeth and my bottom row of teeth form a flat surface where my mouthpiece will be. But i find it very hard to play with my jaw pushed out. Will it make a very big difference if i push out my jaw and if i don't? And also, when i push out my jaw it makes it hard for me to squeeze ( i think thisnis the reason why my tutor asked me to push out my jaw ) which is good right? I tend to squeeze a lot when i play with my normal settings.

I'm actually going to graduate from my school already and i wish to join a band after i graduate,and i really want to improve and be a lot better. Do you have any method books or excercises to recommend? ╰( ̄▽ ̄)╭


   




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