[TPIN] One recording is worth a thousand words

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In a message dated 1/31/2007 4:18:52 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
mdeaton at ix.netcom.com writes:

Ah,  Mark:
You were teaching him the Don Jacoby method without realizing  it.  The
visualization of aiming his sound across the room is what  made the
difference.  It works every time.
Mike Vax
PS - the  recording may have helped in that he heard that he didn't sound
good, but  in my opinion, the real difference was the visualization.  
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Yeah,  I suppose so, but the frustrating thing is that I always use that
approach  verbally.  Perhaps he didn't care enough to attempt what I was
telling  him to do until he heard how "croaky" he was.  Who knows?!   Hearing
himself was what motivated him to do something different, and I  was
delighted, as was he.  :-)
Mark



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OK - Mark.  I do agree that recording one's self is a great way to  hear 
things that should be fixed, as well as hear some things that might be  going 
pretty good.
But in this instance, your original post made it sound like you had never  
told your student to aim at the picture across the room before.  (I re-read  it 
a couple of times to make sure I didn't misinterpret the way the sentence was  
written.)  That is why I said what I said about the visualization being a  
big key to using the air and getting a better sound.
The main thing is, of course, that the student finally "got it."   Hopefully, 
it will now make him think more about his sound, and things will  continue to 
improve.
Mike Vax
Mike Vax