Klarinet Archive - Posting 000892.txt from 2000/02

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Newbie Question on Intonation
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 07:14:42 -0500

Oh yes, this is _particularly_ good in the car or when walking down the
street. It reduces the problem of unsolicited social discourse..... Then
you can keep an extra mouthpiece in the glove box and work on your
embouchure with the mouthpiece. It may look weird but is a pretty
productive use of driving time. I used to do this but have gotten out of
the habit. Maybe I'll get back to it.
Anne

>Try this. I learned this exercize from Larry Teal, renowned former
saxophone teacher at University of Michigan. Beauty of this is you do it
when driving your car, or watching television....
>
>Pucker your lips, as tight as you can, as if you're saying
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Stop. Relax one
second. Draw the corners of your lips as far apart as you can, as if your
saying eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Stop. Do over and
over, SLOWLY. Repeat at least 50 times.
>
>Do this 10-15 minutes a day, you'll have an embouchure of steel.
>
>It works, it's simple, and you don't even need the instrument in your hands.
>
>Walter

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Bayside HS Orchestra Director
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