John – Thanks for the feedback.

I often find myself “kicking” and forcing more air when playing higher notes but am starting to move away from that gradually with a new awareness since I began this course. I spend a bit of time each day doing leadpipe exercises to work on shape without engagement from below the head. This doesn’t feel at all how…[Read more]

Thanks Ronald! Really appreciate your responses.

There’s a lot to think about simultaneously when making changes, I often find that if I focus on one thing, something else will slip and I will cause myself problems like this. The mantra really helps to focus on the overall feeling of all these factors working in combination.

Thanks for the replies!

Chris – I also notice the same issue where playing louder can cause the note to split. It’s an odd feeling that I also notice occasionally when trying to slur to the next harmonic; instead of the pitch changing, the volume does and with it comes the double buzz. This only seems to happen on bad days or for part of a day. I…[Read more]

Sorry, the images don’t seem to have worked in my post – here are links instead:

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