Klarinet Archive - Posting 001240.txt from 1997/10

From: Frankenberg von u <vonx7550@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: Long Tones
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 14:07:37 -0500

On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Roger Garrett wrote:

> Not a test.....we are talking about sound production....not about
> technical facility. While Baermann keeps you in shape and strengthens the
> chops, if you have badd habits or have not developed upper lip
> flexibility, 20 years of Baermann 30 minutes a day won't help.
>
> Roger Garrett
>

What do you mean by 'upper lip flexibility'? I'm curious because I've
been taught the upper lip shouldn't be moving during playing.

-=Merlin Von Frankenberg