Today Jessica learned how to hold the clarinet properly, how to wet her reed, and how to place the reed on the clarinet properly. One problem that she keeps facing (likewise as I did when I first started playing) is that she wants to create the embouchure an oboe player would (both lips placed on the mouthpiece when the correct placement is top teeth on the mouthpiece bottom lip on the reed) At the end of the day, Jessica did get the right embouchure and even could muster up a few notes! I was suprised at how fast Jessica could play a C and G and I am excited for our next Google day!
-Sammy
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Day 1: The Basics
Today I taught Sammy how to use the head joint of the flute. Sammy looks very promising! Right off the bat, Sammy was able to make the basic noise needed for playing the flute. Next up is my turn to learn the clarinet! Let's just hope that it will go smoothly...
-Jessica Lee
-Jessica Lee
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