Klarinet Archive - Posting 000023.txt from 1996/10

From: Linda Bakker <k_bakker@-----.NZ>
Subj: Re: Double Lip Embouchure
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 00:44:27 -0400

At 10:25 AM 30/09/96 -0400, you wrote:
> Tom Puwalski wrote:
>
>> Lots of the problems, like excesive teeth presure is almost never a
>>problem for students who start double lip. Though I have to admit I was
>>watching Iggy Gennusa teach a young (9th grader) who was switching to
>>"double", He told Mr.G "It hurts more when I bite playing with both lips" and
>>Iggy said " Well then, don't bite".

When I started playing I was taught the dounle lip way. I don't remember how
much later I changed to single lip. Today while practising I thought I'd try
it, but I found that the clarinet was too loose in my mouth, and it didn't
seem to work to well. Maybe I'll just stick to the single lip method...

Linda