bilboinsa

I don't think that your expectations should be based on others' opinions, because no one is in exactly the same boat as you are. The only thing that is important is whether you--at your level--are getting better. Range is only one of the issues. Are you getting less tired after a few weeks in Arban's? Is your tone more consistent in the uppers and lowers? How is that tounging now above the staff as oppsoed to a month ago? These are questions that only you know the answer to, and these answers will guide you in the areas that you need help on. The only other reliable source would be a teacher that can really listen to your good stuff the rest.

If you're working out of Arban's and already have the range you do, it sounds to me like you are doing great. One caveat--don't take the range for granted. Several CB players have it at first, then lose it for a few weeks and have to work to get it back. Weird, but not worrisome.

HAVE FUN!!!

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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."