How long does it take .................
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How long does it take .................
........... for an adult to develop an embouchure which is competent over the low and mid registers ?
IanR..................
.............still trying to become a musician at 66 years of age !
.............still trying to become a musician at 66 years of age !
Re: How long does it take .................
I've been playing for about 5 months now and I can now get a fairly decent low "C" and up to high "G" that isn't too bad. High "E"still needs some work though.vandoren wrote:........... for an adult to develop an embouchure which is competent over the low and mid registers ?
I can play up across almost the same range - my problem is when I have to jump intervals of more than about a 5th. One thing I have corrected at last was my habit of not placing lip plate in same position all the time. Variability in placement meant that I was always having to 'find' notes. This video has been a great help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7gKJBBl_Js
Many thanks to Andrew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7gKJBBl_Js
Many thanks to Andrew
Last edited by vandoren on Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
IanR..................
.............still trying to become a musician at 66 years of age !
.............still trying to become a musician at 66 years of age !
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fluteguy18
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my opinion/answer to this question would be: a lifetime.
While some people progress quickly, and others progress slowly, we are all constantly trying to improve. There will always be something to work on to make your embouchure more 'competant' if you will.
But, as for achieving range.... that can be done in a fairly quick amount of time [a fair range can be learned in a couple of months], but then you have to focus on other parts of the embouchure. For example: Tone. Tone is a HUGE part of playing, and for many people, it takes YEARS to get a solid tone. Some people are lucky enough to either achieve a nice rich tone in less than a year [I have heard of a few people who were 'born' with a nice tone]. Then you also have to think about things like flexibility [jumping octaves etc. etc.]. Then, once you have worked on all of those, it is time to start working on them again, because we are always trying to achieve perfection in playing.
So, developing a very competent embouchure can and probably will take a very long time if you set high standards. But, if all you are wanting to achieve is range [and to label that as compenant] then it could be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to a year or more. It is all dependant on your speed of progression.
While some people progress quickly, and others progress slowly, we are all constantly trying to improve. There will always be something to work on to make your embouchure more 'competant' if you will.
But, as for achieving range.... that can be done in a fairly quick amount of time [a fair range can be learned in a couple of months], but then you have to focus on other parts of the embouchure. For example: Tone. Tone is a HUGE part of playing, and for many people, it takes YEARS to get a solid tone. Some people are lucky enough to either achieve a nice rich tone in less than a year [I have heard of a few people who were 'born' with a nice tone]. Then you also have to think about things like flexibility [jumping octaves etc. etc.]. Then, once you have worked on all of those, it is time to start working on them again, because we are always trying to achieve perfection in playing.
So, developing a very competent embouchure can and probably will take a very long time if you set high standards. But, if all you are wanting to achieve is range [and to label that as compenant] then it could be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to a year or more. It is all dependant on your speed of progression.