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On fall the skills required to master a musical instrument, perhaps none is more important than a well-trained ear. Proper embouchure, breath control and good technique are essential components for learning a wind instrument, but unlikely to yield positive results in themselves, unless guided by the ear. Every single activity associated with making music depends on hearing. Just as an artist needs to visualize what a painting is going to look like before setting the brush to canvas, a musician needs a clear mental image of a musical passage prior to playing.
At some level, everything we know about proper pedagogy as it applies to instrumental performance, is ...