| [quote="dbacon"]2-3 hours a day of practice minimum. [quote]
This is unrealistic for all but students and pros (pros would play more). The original poster seems to be a comeback player, but I'm not sure.
I think Balanced Embouchure is a complete, self-explanatory method that works no matter what "method" was previously used. If he's like most of us, the previous methods probably didn't work. BE is a set of excercises that will allow the user to develop a functioning, efficient embouchure.
Anyway, 15 to 20-minutes per day on BE, supplemented with your choice of Arbans, Charlier, Schlossberg, Caruso, etc, totalling three to six hours per week, should realistically yield progressive improvement.
Dave |