marc1024
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Hi,.
I started playing my baritone again after a 10 year break, and things are a bit rusty.
My sound is a bit up and down, at first it was good, and then it started to get worse, especially in the middle register. when I play middle G, the lower octave comes trough and middle E and Fsharp sound harsh,
and sometimes when I play middle E or A, the reed seems to close up.
When I loosen my embouchure these notes come out well, but they get flat and honky.
No problems at all in the lower register, low A to middle C come out real easy and with a good tone.
Playing lots of long notes starts improving things, on some days I really have a good sound, and on other days the sound is thin and very bright.
I use the Yani Nr 5 hard rubber that came with the instrument, and a 2.5 Vandoren Blue box.
Is this the effect of my embouchure strengthening and would a Nr 3 reed be better ?
10 years ago I played on a selmer S80 - F with a Nr 3 reed, but at this moment this is too hard to play.
I also joined a local concert band, which is a good experience.
At first, because of the bad tone I had problems to blend in, but it starts to get better now.
My note reading skills also got rusty, so I needed more time to be able to play the more difficult parts, I had to listen to them a lot to get them in my head, and then I was able to play them, the notes on paper seemed to be holding me back rather than helping me, only when I had the melody and rhythm clear in my head, and I could sing them, I also could play them, so I really need to take things slowly I guess, it is not just picking up things where I left them 10 years ago :-(
Another thing, I am tempted to sign up with the McGill saxophone school McGill Music Sax School
His video's on youtube look interesting, does anyone have experience with him, is it any good to get back up and playing ?
I started playing my baritone again after a 10 year break, and things are a bit rusty.
My sound is a bit up and down, at first it was good, and then it started to get worse, especially in the middle register. when I play middle G, the lower octave comes trough and middle E and Fsharp sound harsh,
and sometimes when I play middle E or A, the reed seems to close up.
When I loosen my embouchure these notes come out well, but they get flat and honky.
No problems at all in the lower register, low A to middle C come out real easy and with a good tone.
Playing lots of long notes starts improving things, on some days I really have a good sound, and on other days the sound is thin and very bright.
I use the Yani Nr 5 hard rubber that came with the instrument, and a 2.5 Vandoren Blue box.
Is this the effect of my embouchure strengthening and would a Nr 3 reed be better ?
10 years ago I played on a selmer S80 - F with a Nr 3 reed, but at this moment this is too hard to play.
I also joined a local concert band, which is a good experience.
At first, because of the bad tone I had problems to blend in, but it starts to get better now.
My note reading skills also got rusty, so I needed more time to be able to play the more difficult parts, I had to listen to them a lot to get them in my head, and then I was able to play them, the notes on paper seemed to be holding me back rather than helping me, only when I had the melody and rhythm clear in my head, and I could sing them, I also could play them, so I really need to take things slowly I guess, it is not just picking up things where I left them 10 years ago :-(
Another thing, I am tempted to sign up with the McGill saxophone school McGill Music Sax School
His video's on youtube look interesting, does anyone have experience with him, is it any good to get back up and playing ?