TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - re-learning to play on a new embouchure

rowuk · 04-02-2008, 05:40 AM

Oh man, there is NO WAY that we can intelligently comment on your situation. IT IS BS that you will cause any permanent damage unless you are using GOBS of pressure.

There must be a reason that your teacher is interested in a change, so I will not try to second guess. One thing is for sure: this is the most serious thing that you can do to a student and if you do not have the teachers 100% attention in the beginning, I would find another teacher. New embouchures (yes, you spelled it right) require close monitoring for the first couple of weeks in any case to prevent other bad habits from slipping in.

In any case long tones very softly in front of the mirror are the ONLY things that you should be playing for the first couple of weeks. Then add slurs, then tunes, then technical studies. You may have a year of struggling before you see light at the end of the tunnel. If the teacher is competent and you work hard, some pretty amazing things can happen (if something is missing, some pretty ugly things can happen too!)!

04-02-2008, 05:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,374	Re: re-learning to play on a new embouchure Oh man, there is NO WAY that we can intelligently comment on your situation. IT IS BS that you will cause any permanent damage unless you are using GOBS of pressure. There must be a reason that your teacher is interested in a change, so I will not try to second guess. One thing is for sure: this is the most serious thing that you can do to a student and if you do not have the teachers 100% attention in the beginning, I would find another teacher. New embouchures (yes, you spelled it right) require close monitoring for the first couple of weeks in any case to prevent other bad habits from slipping in. In any case long tones very softly in front of the mirror are the ONLY things that you should be playing for the first couple of weeks. Then add slurs, then tunes, then technical studies. You may have a year of struggling before you see light at the end of the tunnel. If the teacher is competent and you work hard, some pretty amazing things can happen (if something is missing, some pretty ugly things can happen too!)! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.