Klarinet Archive - Posting 000936.txt from 1999/09

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] leak
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:22:36 -0400

Nicholas: is air leaking out your lips around the mouthpiece or is
the problem that air is going into the mouthpiece, but not vibrating
(an "airy" sound)?

If the problem is the former (air leaking out around the
mouthpiece): I didn't solve that problem for myself until I
concentrated on my upper lip (making a better seal, being firmer...
I'm trying to think of good analogies and failing - a better seal is
how I visualized it when I was dealing with the problem). If I'm
physically tired (short on sleep etc...), the leak will return even
at the beginning of a practice session. I don't know if this will
help you any, but I did find that working on my upper lip relieved a
great deal of the stress on my lower lip and improved my tongueing
considerably (but that's another thread).

> Okay it is not a palatal air leak, but I am leaking through my
> mouthpiece. I believe that I am blowing too hard or too much. I tried
> blowing less air through the horn, but that just made the sound worse or
> nonexistent. In doing so I also made my lips feel worse because I was
> biting which is not good, and makes my lips feel sore. I am supporting.
> Maybe I should support less, or maybe it is my embouchure. It is not my
> reeds. I am sick of the hearing the air.
> Maybe I will support less or do something to my embouchure. I don't
> what it is. Oh well... I will keep banging my head
>
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Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
1750 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 641o6-1453
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