| Very interesting post here. The "old" meets the "new" if you will. I am in a section with one of Dave's ex-students. The kid is no hack. He has told me several times that Dave is the one who really helped him out. I've also met some Superchops players. They are equally good. I think what it boils down to is the player and what they feel comfortable doing. I probably have 3000 plus pages on embouchures. I've read them all and came to this conclusion. When someone offers you a tip on your embouchure, use the parts you like and forget the rest. My chops consist of BE, Superchops, and a little something I call me. I've never really had any complaints about my sound. Most of the time it does what I want it to do. I never put down any of the other methods out there or snub my nose at them. It's a respect thing. If some one has enjoyed success at teaching people and they publish their method, chances are that parts of, or all of it, may work for someone. Just because someone may use a certain embouchure, does not mean they will sound like the guy who came up with it. If that were the case, every guy who played a Bach 37 would sound identical because of the equipment, because that's what an embouchure is......equipment. IMHO, sound is more of a mind thing. Taking pot-shots at someone's teaching's will get us nowhere. Being open minded and actually trying something new will teach us more than a hooker could teach a virgin on penny night.
P.S. Trick, I would say that it's not just SC that is treated harshly, but anything that is not "traditional".
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