The Growing Band Director Brass Solutions!
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Apr 15, 2022 Alan King, a brass teacher and clinician known for embouchure, tonguing and pedagogy, gives practical fixes for common brass problems. He covers beginner essentials, middle-tongue articulation, embouchure stability drills, mouthpiece choices and handling dental changes. Short, actionable tips for tone, tonguing, buzzing and teaching young players.
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Revisit Old Method Texts Carefully
- Many classic methods were misinterpreted because of language and context differences.
- Studying modern players and Peter Bond's work revealed opposite techniques that actually work.
Use Tongue Position To Change Notes
- Teach note changes using middle-tongue position rather than pushing harder air.
- Have students practice lip slurs to keep the embouchure steady and move the tongue to change pitch.
Find A Natural Tongue Syllable
- Use natural speech syllables (ta or t) and flutter-tongue to find each student's natural tip position.
- If a student can't raise the front tongue, teach dorsal (back) tonguing as an alternative.
