http://bretpimentel.com/physical-factors-and-beginning-woodwind-players/ Saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, folk and ethnic woodwinds Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://bretpimentel.com/physical-factors-and-beginning-woodwind-players/#comment-214 Devin Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:19:24 +0000 http://bretpimentel.com/blog/?p=241#comment-214 Indeed, it seems very petty to prevent a young student who has their heart set on playing a particular instrument they desire just because of a minor physical feature. For me, as a saxophonist who is trying to sound like a flutist sometimes, it is very confusing when I seek advice from professional flutists and flute majors at my school and almost everyone tells me something different regarding embouchure. I guess it really depends on what works best for you. Indeed, it seems very petty to prevent a young student who has their heart set on playing a particular instrument they desire just because of a minor physical feature. For me, as a saxophonist who is trying to sound like a flutist sometimes, it is very confusing when I seek advice from professional flutists and flute majors at my school and almost everyone tells me something different regarding embouchure. I guess it really depends on what works best for you.

]]> http://bretpimentel.com/physical-factors-and-beginning-woodwind-players/#comment-213 Geoff Allen Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:10 +0000 http://bretpimentel.com/blog/?p=241#comment-213 Amen! It would be like "experts" evaluating who had the ideal physique to be able to learn to walk, or the ideal mouth to be able to learn to talk. Ultimately, through trial and error, each person has to learn how to walk, talk, or get a clear tone on a flute. As those photos show, a wide variety of physical variations can produce what we know needs to happen to the air stream. Amen! It would be like “experts” evaluating who had the ideal physique to be able to learn to walk, or the ideal mouth to be able to learn to talk. Ultimately, through trial and error, each person has to learn how to walk, talk, or get a clear tone on a flute. As those photos show, a wide variety of physical variations can produce what we know needs to happen to the air stream.

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