Klarinet Archive - Posting 000714.txt from 1997/07

From: Marissa Jeaninne Polsky <marteena@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Embouchure
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 22:43:24 -0400

---Groucho Marx

On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Jacqueline Eastwood wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Robert and Deborah Shaw wrote:
>
> > One of my students is having trouble keeping her chin flat when she
> > plays. I have tried everything from more lip, less lip, etc. She is an
> > excellent player, but is being held back by this problem.
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Deborah
> >

When my private teacher told me to keep my chin flat, I really had
no idea what she was talking about. After about two weeks of frustration,
she would take her pencil and physically flatten my chin while I
played...It took a while, but at least I understood what she meant.

Hope this helps

Marissa