[Trombone-l] Help requested

[Jeff Albert]

I would start with having her do exercises on mouthpiece only, and make her
do it in tune.  Schlossberg, Remington, that sort of stuff.  Sit down with a
piano, and her horn.  Play it on the piano, buzz it on the mouthpiece, and
then play it on the horn.  Make sure the pitch matches on all three (given
that the piano is in tune), or she can match you instead of the piano, the
point is a neutral pitch reference.

If we buzz the right pitch on the mouthpiece, the right pitch will come out
of the horn.  I'm sure you know that, but some things can't be said too
often.

jeff

On 9/19/06, Dean Hubbard <bonedean at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Friends,
>    I recently took on an adult trombone student.  She plays very
> well.  Good sound, good phrasing and a melodic approach to the
> instrument.  I noticed when she played a study, her slide was all over the
> place, yet it sounded reasonably intune.  She uses her air well and has a
> robust sound.
>    While working on lip slurs I noticed that her low Bb was very sharp and
> her tuning Bb was flat.  I tried her horn and found nothing wrong with her
> equipment.  I had her play my horn.  She had the same results.  I've never
> encountered this problem and have no idea how to "fix" it.  Any help would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dean Hubbard.
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