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In my book I list all of the possible causes. Here I only listed the top 3.
Weak Stuffy Tone
too little air used
too much pressure
closed throat
Bright Shrill Tone
mouthpiece too shallow
Bad concept of tone
Too tight
Dull Lifeless Tone
Mouthpiece too deep
no tongue arch
wrong concept of tone
Forced Sound
lips too tight
too much mouthpiece pressure
Bad breath support
Weak Upper Register
Chops too tight
too much pressure
wrong or no pivot
Weak Low Register
No or wrong pivot
Mouthpiece too small
not using warm air Haaaaa.
Changing Quality of Sound
poor breath support
change in tongue arch or pivot
tonguing problem
Slow Response
too much pressure
poor breath support
lips too tense
Missed Notes
Mouthpiece Too small or shallow
too much pressure
poor breath support
No Endurance
Too much pressure
No practice
Mouthpiece too big or deep
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