Klarinet Archive - Posting 000076.txt from 1999/12

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] embochure
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:16:59 -0500

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 SoulClarinetAdam@-----.com wrote:

> I've heard many people tell me that when you practice for about 3 to 4
> hours straight that you embochure goes funky. Is this true? I mean i
> practice that long sometimes double, is that a bad thing to practice
> that much?

I think it's a bad thing to practice until the embouchure is so fatigued
that you can't form it properly or control it. Beyond that point, you
aren't learning anything and you aren't properly developing muscles.

That point might be reached in a couple of hours, or in a few minutes for
a beginning player or one who has not been practicing regularly. Practice
until the muscles begin to get tired, then take a rest period, and then
practice some more. Over time, it is possible to build up to longer
periods of time.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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