Thank you Mr Freeman for sharing your great experience about the underlying principles of sounding the horn. I am in my eighties and have always enjoyed the immersive call of horns. Only now, no not immediately, shall I have the joy to give my voice to the instrument. I'll be following your lessons from now on.

Thank you for this video sir, very helpful

Thanks John, a really great lesson! Straight to the point, with lots of examples!🙏🙏🙏

Just a few tips to make this method more successful for you... 1. Because the F horn is longer, it offers more 'resistance'. That means that the F horn is where you go to find your special sound. Use the F horn for all of your warmup. Always use only the F horn when practicing this method. 2. An effective warmup can be accomplished in just a few minutes. Establish a clear buzz and then go to Step 2. 3. Long tones are important. They help to stabilize the embouchure. Long tones are boring so I use the opening of the Oberon Overture to make them relevant. 4. Another tip is to somehow move the soft, inner portion of the lips into the aperture. That improves response 100%. Because you are no longer using any pressure, think about opening up the aperture by using the inner lips which are softer and always moist. 5. As you play, think about lowering the jaw. This will make the oral cavity larger. WOW...!!!.. You have just hit on one of the challenges of this embouchure. And it is one that I did not address in the original video. If you try the first 5 steps, you should be able to play those first really high notes. If things work out for you, you will be so gassed at playing a "high C" with a full sound that you will be encouraged to incorporate those "5 Steps" into your method. However, going the other way will be another challenge. At first it will be difficult to achieve the low register (that you must have). Your goal now will be to keep what you have discovered about those high notes while playing the low notes. That will be a real challenge. After you have warmed up, start playing in the middle register (where everything is working) a slowly slur down and back while keeping the new embouchure. It will take time. In fact, mastering the low register will take many months; at least it did for me. I regret that I can not provide an easy answer for what will be required here. Think about dropping your jaw (and conciously opening up the oral cavity.) The one thing that you must NOT do is drop the jaw suddenly. That will get you across "The Break" but will destroy your new embouchure. Just play downward slurs (down and back) and think about opening up the embouchure as you go. Here are two tips that will help you succeed in this endeavor. 1. Work on the low register on days where you can start early. That is, when your muscles will be the most relaxed and fresh and before there is any lactic acid buildup. One day, decide the night before that you will roll out of bed and immediately pick up the horn. You will find it easier to play those first notes higher than you expected and also lower than you expected. 2. As you are playing those downward legatos, PIVOT the horn downward and away from the upper lip. It should feel like the mouthpiece is on a HINGE and it's attached to your lower lip. You will be amazed at how those low notes will suddenly 'pop'....!!! Nobody said that playing the horn would be easy but you should take great satisfaction that you are finally learning the correct way to play at a high level. Good luck and please keep me informed about any issues that you will have and let me know when you have a few successes. Reply

Today is 3/26/24. @iamsimplyduck asked me about playing low with the new embouchure. It seemed like a good time to offer my perspective on low notes as well as offering a few techniques to help the student get beyond "the break" without destroying the new embouchure. Please click below on SimplyDuck to see my opinions of the subject.

Does the low range stay good and playable with this embouchure? Thanks for the video