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by scfonta
Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:05 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: student embouchure very off center
Replies: 3
Views: 5235

I let the off center embouchure go for 4 months but she is having trouble with the octave 2 above middle C and just isn't improving. At the moment I have her playing around some with just the mouth piece, experimenting, changing pitch, etc. Her embouchure seems inflexible. I was thinking of trying t...
by scfonta
Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:51 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: student embouchure very off center
Replies: 3
Views: 5235

student embouchure very off center

A student of mine is developing a very off center embouchure. I know that many excellent players play off center so I am uncertain what, if anything, to do about it. If off center is the way she needs to play, then so be it, but I have never heard anyone describe off center playing as an asset! The ...