Klarinet Archive - Posting 000941.txt from 1999/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] sore lips
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:22:41 -0400

At 10:38 PM 9/26/1999 EDT, you Teri Herel wrote:
>In a message dated 9/26/99 8:12:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>dlipton@-----.net writes:
>
><< Don't bite so hard. >>
>
>Hmm... Many flippant answers to a serious question. (At least I'm assuming
>these are tongue in cheek.)
>
More like tooth in lip.

>Some embouchure styles *require* a lot of pressure, so "don't bite so hard"
>is hardly worthwhile advice. Nor is "pain is good."
>
The advice is better than it sounds. Like the old doctor joke (Patient:
"Doctor, it hurts when I do this." Doctor: "Don't do that."). But pain
is NOT good. The pain is telling you that something is wrong. Maybe
changing to a NEW embouchure style, or going back to your old mouthpiece
that takes less pressure, would be a better way to deal with the problem.
Or, God forbid, try a softer reed!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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