Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 1999/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Embouchure question
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:24:02 -0500

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 DHmorgan@-----.com wrote:

<Lots of snipped prior material>

> I played for years when I was younger, but I know I bit a
> lot and still do--I'm trying to figure out how to correct that--

Rather than address all of the stuff you wrote prior to the above
sentence, let's just address your quest for an understanding of how
to correct biting while playing. One very concrete suggestion is
to incorporate a double-lip embouchure into your practice routine.
Even if only for three or four minutes at a time, play with a double-
lip embouchure in order to develop greater awareness of how your lips
function when playing, and also to educate yourself on what it feels
and sounds like to play without pinching the reed. It is almost im-
possible to pinch the reed when playing double lip.

Neil

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