Klarinet Archive - Posting 000963.txt from 1998/09

From: Erin Margarette Bray <ebray@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] embouchure questions
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:29:42 -0400

I am noticing problems getting 'bottom' to my sound; a problem I have
never experienced before. I made a slight change to my embouchure over
the summer, firming up my bottom lip so as to maintain a more 'clarinetty'
tone--more 'ping' perhaps? Now, I guess that I am not playing 'into' the
reed as much. In trying to play 'into' the reed more, I have noticed that
my jaw aches and I run into problems with fatigue and neck pain--in the
muscles, not stiffness, but an ache.

Any suggestions?

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