Hi again,

Here is Mike’s daily routine which he is happy for me to post in the hope it is of help to others:

Close my eyes- body’s concert hall breath (open up the throat and lungs).
Tissue release passive (no engagement).
Add the visualizer to that (should see and feel the same result). Remove visualizer and add mouthpiece over the same s…[Read more]

Hi Ivo,
I am not sure whether you ever received a reply to your post. I have only just seen it.

Your first question is really quite complex and I am gathering that what we think we are doing and what we are really doing can be very different (to quote tiger woods “feel and real are often not the same”) Therefore I can only tell you how I…[Read more]

Hey Ivo,

The good thing is you are noticing it. That’s a great start. I had a similar experience. Every time I practice, and sometimes when going about my day, I have small insights. I practice the concert hall breath daily and in between exercises.

When I practice, and the mouthpiece touches my lips, I still activate the throat and stomach…[Read more]

Same thing! The links comes in the email.

The third thing that I dont get is how to become active in the mouth and change shape basically inside the rim and at the same time dont apply tension on the top lip… haha

Hey David, there seems to have been an issue with your membership link. It is now sorted and we are looking into it. Best Wishes, Greg

Hello Valdis,

I usually get the Sunday Sessions Live by email.

I’m not sure how the Teaching Tuesdays work.

Hi Rob,

Another thought I’ve been having on this topic lately (for me) is: maybe I tilt upwards a bit because of the shape of my teeth and jaw. Maybe that’s ok (?!) so long as there’s not too much tension??? I think this probably aligns with some of what Hajo was saying, too–probably everyone is different.

For me, I was definitely exaggerating…[Read more]

Chris and Hajo,
Thanks for the insight! I agree there is a lot to the equation. I think I am on the right track with getting rid of forward jaw movement and jaw tension. I also don’t expect it to happen in the span of a few weeks or months. The MtM course has brought a lot of awareness to the limitations of my previous playing style and that is…[Read more]

Thank you, Hajo!

Christopher
I made the same way you described.
Watching Charly Porter and following his exercises.
Observing the embouchure of good players
Imitating there sounds etc.

Today I know that every player is different.
Every player looks different

What we can see is only the outside part of the embouchure.
After MtM I know that it is not important…[Read more]