| Have the student put her mouthpiece in the leadpipe and then remove her tuning slide. Ask her to wet her lips and put the mouthpiece up to her chops. Have her relax and then blow gently. She will most certainly be able to make a sound (the pipe will cause her lips to vibrate). If the sound doesn’t come out right away have her do it several more times, but tell her not to tense anything or try to make a buzzing sound (this tension is harmful to getting an easy sound out of the pipe). The length of the pipe will cause her lips to start vibrating.
I’ve done this with my little boy and it works every time!
Put the tuning slide back in and have her play the 2nd line G with the same feel. If it doesn't come out easily, take the tuning slide out and get the lips to vibrate again. It will come with practice!
Good luck!
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Derek Reaban
Tempe, Arizona |