Klarinet Archive - Posting 000723.txt from 1998/11

From: "Clark, Dorothy" <ClarkDorothy@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] double lip embouchure
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 10:04:07 -0500

Please don't think I'm slow. But, would someone please describe to me how
to do the double lip thing.

Thanks, whew!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Morrow
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 9:51 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] double lip embouchure
>
> >
> >I have wondered some things about the double lip embouchure for awhile
> now.
> >For those of you who have switched, why? Also, what do you think is the
> >hardest thing about the switch?
> >Dustin Ruffell
>
> I had never even HEARD of double lip embouchure until I subscribed to
> the klarinet list! After reading about it for a couple of years, I
> decided to try it out myself a couple of weeks ago. Of course, since
> I've been playing single-lip all my life, I was not able to get a very
> good tone, but I was impressed with the amount of control I had (I was
> practicing klezmer music, and my ability to bend pitches increased
> dramatically with the double-lip!). I also found that I was able to play
> more in the style I always envisioned for klezmer!
> While I do not envision switching over entirely, I plan to develop this
> technique as another tool in my bag of tricks!
>
> -Scott
>
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