Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:25 pm
Do you get double buzz just on your primary instrument, or do you get it on any instrument you play? I had a double buzz on a couple of notes on my sousaphone, and it ended up being a leak. In your case, probably not, but have it checked anyway, as your horn could have been knocked without you knowing, and not necessarily leaving a dent.
Do you double buzz on different mouthpieces? I was getting double buzzing on a mouthpiece that turned out to be too shallow for me, although years before it functioned great. Our embouchure muscles do change as we get older.
Do you double buzz regardless of dynamic level? If so, you may have unwittingly picked up a bad habit or used too much pressure in getting the high horn parts, and you might have to take some time to retrain your embouchure, which may even include "tearing down" some muscle to "rebuild" it by playing a lot, but with no pressure.
Please do review your embouchure: tight corners, good aperture, good steady breath support, etc.
If it doesn't go away, do go in person to a good brass teacher or low brass college teaching professor to get a diagnosis.
And try a little bit more towards the 1/2 - 1/2, even though in the beginning this may cause your lower lip to vibrate more and risk compounding the problem instead of resolving it.
Do you double buzz on different mouthpieces? I was getting double buzzing on a mouthpiece that turned out to be too shallow for me, although years before it functioned great. Our embouchure muscles do change as we get older.
Do you double buzz regardless of dynamic level? If so, you may have unwittingly picked up a bad habit or used too much pressure in getting the high horn parts, and you might have to take some time to retrain your embouchure, which may even include "tearing down" some muscle to "rebuild" it by playing a lot, but with no pressure.
Please do review your embouchure: tight corners, good aperture, good steady breath support, etc.
If it doesn't go away, do go in person to a good brass teacher or low brass college teaching professor to get a diagnosis.
And try a little bit more towards the 1/2 - 1/2, even though in the beginning this may cause your lower lip to vibrate more and risk compounding the problem instead of resolving it.
