| double buzz on Monette B4S
Thx very, very much, Manny. No you didn't make it worse! Pls don't take this the wrong way, but I was going to temorarily ignore the 1st comment about the chest collapsing and see if the other suggestions worked - but now I think I get what you are saying, after the 2nd post: basically to maintain good posture, right?
Reg: "You must create the sound on each and every note. Take nothing for granted . Think of that when you play those scales. Each and every note. "
This was very helpful and resulted in some immediate improvement (it significantly lessened, and I was usually able to quickly eliminate it). I think I have been concetrating on sound much less than I did years ago. I'm alot more focused on which notes to play (pretty neccessary for a beginner to improv/jazz theory, etc.)
The monette did brighten my sound at first and I sort of accepted it as trade-off for the benefits it provided. This could be another reason my mind wandered away from my sound. The more I play it though, its darkening and getting closer to what I had pre-monette.
Regards, Pete |