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Are "upstream" and "downstream" embouchures used in Stevens' pedagogy?
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| Quote: | | Stevens Costello is not a useful system |
I am curious to know why you have resurrected (Today Easter Sunday in Orthodox Calendar..) a thread 11 years old only to refute it? It feels like the Dog that didn't bark in the Night.
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PS Feel free to use the word "Elementary" in your reply.
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| kehaulani wrote: | | Are "upstream" and "downstream" embouchures used in Stevens' pedagogy? |
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Stevens writes about 'aiming the air up', but I don't think he gets into determining the actual direction of air flow.
He also doesn't directly associate the direction of the 'aiming' with the distribution of upper / lower lip rim position (as is sometimes done regarding Reinhardt terminology).
My feeling is that Stevens has an emphasis on controlled lower lip rim pressure and jaw position - and that is used to accomplish 'aiming the air up'.
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| JayKosta wrote: | | kehaulani wrote: | | Are "upstream" and "downstream" embouchures used in Stevens' pedagogy? |
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Stevens writes about 'aiming the air up', but I don't think he gets into determining the actual direction of air flow.
He also doesn't directly associate the direction of the 'aiming' with the distribution of upper / lower lip rim position (as is sometimes done regarding Reinhardt terminology).
My feeling is that Stevens has an emphasis on controlled lower lip rim pressure and jaw position - and that is used to accomplish 'aiming th
e air up'. |
Where do you direct your air when playing F and G above high C. If you can demonstrate this we might see and understand how it's done and hear how it's supposed to sound. It would clear up a lot of questions. |
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