Hi Molly, Try a smaller mouthpiece. I have had some success with this with pupils who think that big is best and have gone too far. I believe that all players have an optimum size and that to exceed it (for what ever reason) can bring on this sort of muscle tremor. A suitable (but hardly exact) analogy might be trying to push for more speed from an engine that is not designed for it. Unfortunately, there is not a prescriptive answer to this problem (hence the lack of response!) but do experiment with a different sized mouthpiece - it's worked for my pupils in the past.
Ralph On 1 Apr 2011, at 03:36, Molly White wrote: > Yes I always have this problem when trying to play softly, exactly > those > same notes. My embouchure (good lord I have no idea how to spell > that!) is > quite funky in that range. Attacks are awful! At piano I am more > successful > w/attacks above the staff than in this middle register! If I play > loud, I > have no problem. If I play on the B-flat side, it's not nearly as > bad, as > far as lip trembling, but tone and pitch are more troublesome. I > have had a > little success changing practice routines to spend more quality time > in this > trouble area, and exercises from Wendell Rider's book seem to help > me - more > concentrated on middle register drills. Of course that means less > quality > time to spend on other important things. Stupid 24 hour day! I hope > they fix > that soon! > Molly in Missouri > > On Mar 31, 2011 8:10 PM, "Jeremy Ristow" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Lately I've noticed a quivering in my lips when I play, usually > around the c > just below the staff down to around g and f, sometimes even lower > than that. > Has anyone had this problem? I have no idea why this has started all > of > sudden and I don't know what to do about it. Thanks. > > Jeremy > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/mlw2026%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/ralph%40brasshausmusic.com Ralph R. Hall [email protected] Ralph R. Hall http://www.brasshausmusic.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
