Klarinet Archive - Posting 000737.txt from 1998/11

From: "Chuck Trimble CPA" <trimble@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] double lip embouchure
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 15:10:33 -0500

i have never played single lipped. chuck trimble
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From: Scott Morrow <scottdmorrow@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 9:05 AM
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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