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rowuk · 06-18-2007, 07:56 AM

The most important lesson for ANY wind player is a full relaxed breath. That is the source of everything good about anybodies playing.
Teach them to fill up and you will have much less work on all the other aspects!
I have 2 girls 8 and 9 years old that started 8 weeks ago. They can play cleanly, repeatably and in musical context from low f# to high g on top of the staff/double tongue 16ths at metronome mark 120/ C, F, G, D and Bb major scales. We have a new song every week, so the repertory is also being built.
Without that big breath, little or none of this would have been possible!

06-18-2007, 07:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,640	Re: My First Student The most important lesson for ANY wind player is a full relaxed breath. That is the source of everything good about anybodies playing. Teach them to fill up and you will have much less work on all the other aspects! I have 2 girls 8 and 9 years old that started 8 weeks ago. They can play cleanly, repeatably and in musical context from low f# to high g on top of the staff/double tongue 16ths at metronome mark 120/ C, F, G, D and Bb major scales. We have a new song every week, so the repertory is also being built. Without that big breath, little or none of this would have been possible! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.