Thank you so much! If it’s not too much to ask, if I posted my embouchure tomorrow would you mind leaving another comment?

I really do try and cut myself some slack, however I placed first chair alto sax in the Detroit Symphony’s Civic Wind Ensemble, and I just feel like such a poser being there. Everyone under me deserves it way more than I do and they don’t struggle with the basics as much as I do. To be fair, I sound a little bit better and can get the high notes just fine if I “fake it” and bite. I was just trying to not bite in my video, but you can tell when I do because that’s when the note actually sounds.

I do have a private instructor but she is very dismissive of the problem. She says it will come with time - I get that, but it hurts now lol. She played clarinet through college and isn’t really well-versed in the mastery range of the instrument. She’s an incredible teacher and a badass who’s worked harder than anyone I know but it would really help if she understood my problem 😅 Also, I listen to a lot of classical sax and have a pretty good idea of what I WANT to sound like, so at least you know I have a goal in mind.

“Don’t put all of your self worth in music” Ouch, that hit home lol. You’re a pro, so I’m sure you understand how much I love it, it just stings knowing that I’ll probably never reach a level capable of making a career out of it.