However, after 6–7 good days, my throat suddenly locks up, and I enter a crisis lasting several days, making it very difficult to play…[Read more]

Regarding the drill itself I have the feeling of no note -> note by adjusting slightly the apeture corner.

My question is regarding the milkspout (~3:15 in largo stage – leadpipe), do I want the wet part of my lip (feels like my inner lip) to be ‘exposed’ in the mouthpiece?

Or have I missed the idea of the milkspout?

Regarding the mouth piece and lip / skin line, am I wanting to have the largest circle circumference of the mouthpiece on the lip line?

And I’m speculating (early in the process) that it lessens tension of the muscles of the lips and surrounding area hence enables effortless playing and space in the mouthpiece for subtle articulations.

I can get the tissue and tissue w/visualiser moving as desired but was wondering where should the tongue be during these drills?

Also it’s a mystery as to where the tongue should be during playing as I’m a complete newbie but I’m assuming it changes during different articulations?

Any luck figuring out the problem? Could it be relevant that on the site it is still listing me as a free trial member.

Regards,

Michiel

Regards,

Michiel

Cheers,
Greg

Cheers,
Greg

When playing in the Low C and above range, the gap is about the same as if you were to put your little finger between your teeth. Lightly bite on your little finger at the nail and get a sense of…[Read more]

In my opinion, Success in Largo Long tones has less to do about the setup of the lips than it does about learning to release the air and relax and focus on efficiency and obtaining the most resonant, full sound possible, letting your body and…[Read more]

It says to ignore the mechanics of playing and to create the best sound I can make. I find that one of 2 things happen. I revert to my 1.0 set up and thin the lips. Or the best sound I can make when I ignore the playing mechanics is that my lips don’t…[Read more]

I used to get achy teeth before I discovered the aperture corners.

Cheers,
Greg

JiCe here. Newbie and very exited to get into the course.
How you guys do incorporate the WW course into daily practice ?
First thing in th emorning and then proceed to ‘ normal ‘ stuff.
Or do you try and get reacquainted with the new material througouht the day ?

Thanks

JiCe

Apologies if this has been covered, but I need to take time off the horn to heal.
What would you recommend that I work on for the next 6 to 8 weeks to retrain and/or reinforce good habits?

-Q

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]

I was wondering if anyone who is working at Allegro level or slightly higher has put together a practice routine based on MTM method. eg. what level of lip buzzing, mouthpiece buzzing, leadpipe work, singing C etc. have you done that has yielded good results for you. I am finding I can flick all over the place but really haven’t…[Read more]

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]

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]

The first thing that I dont fully get is whether the shape consists of some lateral tension (in the smile direction) and after that we go forward (That would be “delicate smile” + Pucker (OOOHH)) or just the pucker (where my lips…[Read more]

I usually get the Sunday Sessions Live by email.

I’m not sure how the Teaching Tuesdays work.

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]

I am new here and I would like to get some info about „Teaching tuesdays live“. How does it work? Do we get some email with zoom-link or how/where can I find it? At what time (Time zone?) does it take place?

Thanks in advance for your answers and best regards
Valdis

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]