Klarinet Archive - Posting 000600.txt from 2000/08

From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Embochure secret...
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 16:11:26 -0400

<<<I was studying today and I discover a little secret of the embouchure.
If you blow up the skin beneath the mouthpiece (the "chamber" in front of
the lower teethes) the sound become more round, "plump" and sweet.
I don't know if it works only on me and I don't know the reason; I've
discovered it in an empirical way. I just want to ask you if it works
on you and if you know the "technical" reason of the improvement.>>>

It sounds as though you are describing making "air pockets" in the cheeks or
lips. If the sound changes, it would be because of some technical reason,
such as a change in the amount of contact between the reed and embouchure,
or a change in the size or shape of the oral cavity. In either case, I
would question whether the change you perceive would be considered an
"improvement" to a listener other than yourself. I would suggest that you
maintain a degree of firmness to the embouchure and avoid air pockets. Ask
a good teacher before making such a drastic change to your playing
technique.

Ed Lacy
EL2@-----.edu

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