Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 1996/03

From: Teri Herel <EnsHerel@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: bass clarinet embouchure
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 20:54:28 -0500

In a message dated 96-03-04 09:57:30 EST, DaveFigi@-----.COM (Judy (Lamm) Figi)
writes:

>I play bass clarinet and use a double lip embouchure, It gives me alot more
>coltrol of tone quality and pitch. However, I find I can only use it
through
>about half of a rehearsal, then my upper lip gets too tired. Any
>suggestions?

Practice your Eb with double lip embouchre! It will most certainly toughen
up that upper lip as well as enable you to do pushups off the floor with your
lips at parties.

All joking aside, practicing Eb double lip has firmed up my Bb double lip
embouchre. I do not play the bass yet, but I can only assume that the logic
may follow.

Teri Herel