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               (1) Bad Placement




To maximize the efficiency of the embouchure, care should be taken to place the mouthpiece centrally and neither too high nor too low.


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Positional Analysis:
1)  Too High
2)   Not Central                   
3)   Not Central                      
4)   Too Low




                This Week's Expert Advice for Brass Players:

                                     (1)     If you think the woodwind sound in tune, don't drive home.

                                     (2)     When the conductor criticizes some aspect of your playing:

                                               Nudge the player next to you and say (very audibly)
                                          "See? I told you he'd notice! That's twenty quid you owe me."

                Alternative Response to the above:

                                                "Who told you?"

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