| Re: Tongue Level
Yeah, that's pretty much it. I had a bad experience in high school where I was made very conscious of thinkgs I did naturally and within about a weekmy tone got thinner and I lost a third of my upper register, no lie. I dispensed with all that and I got back to normal in short order.
HAVING SAID ALL THAT, the so-called natural approach works when the embouchure is not corrupted to a point where playing is impossible. At that point, a good teacher has to intervene and set a student straight. There would likely be a period where the student neds to be made aware of certain things but I don't think tongue levels is one of them in most cases.
ML |