Tongue Blocking Octaves
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 11:53
Not so much a question as a comment of frustration ;-) Man oh man, Rollin' Rhumba, 5th chorus - switching from 4 hole blow octaves to 5 hole draw octaves is a challenge. I just hope that my having to work my buns on this is a common experience (hate feeling spastic) . I just spent over 30 minutes on one bar (10th bar_ in chorus 5)!!! and only have it a a very slow tempo and not 100% of the time at that. WOW!!!!
Sorry but had to say something, somewhere to get rid of my frustration!!!! Please tell me I'm not alone.
You're not alone... it took me about a year to be able to play 4 and 5-hole octaves on the high-end comfortably and accurately. As you're doing, take it slow, slow, sloooowwwwww... ;-)