Klarinet Archive - Posting 000792.txt from 2001/01

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Hissing Air
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 07:57:39 -0500

You've probably already checked, but could the new dental work be causing
you unconsciously to shift the mouthpiece to the left slightly? Check in a
mirror if you haven't already. Lots of people play slightly to one side or
the other because of teeth that aren't centered the same as their lips, but
if you've suddenly made a shift, your embouchure muscles might not be
accommodating it.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian_s_black@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 6:56 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Hissing Air
>
>
>
> From: Stewart Kiritz
> The hissing results from fatigue of the muscles supporting your
> embouchure.
> This may be affected by the dental work, or an interaction between the
> dental work and the fact that you haven't played for a while.
> Take it easy
> and play in short sessions. Stop when the hissing starts.
> Resume when your
> mouth muscles are not fatigued. Try to firm up the embouchure.
> Then resume
> playing after 10 minutes, 15 minutes, an hour, whatever. Eventually, the
> muscles will become strong enough to prevent air from leaking out
> around the
> lips that surround the mouthpiece. Then the hissing will stop.
> Be patient.
> It takes time. It make take a few months before you can play for 30-45
> minutes without a break. Or maybe more.
> Stewart Kiritz
>
> Sorry, I maybe didn't make it clear enough in my original post. I
> have been
> practicing with some degree of regularity for the past year or
> so, in sessions
> of anything between 45mins and 90mins. This was the first time I
> have had the
> trouble with the embouchure leak which seems to me to be the same
> as embouchure
> fatigue. I'm just puzzled that it should start now, and not
> months ago when I
> started practicing again. So there must be another factor besides
> being out of
> practice. It's the same mouthpiece that I've been using for 4-5
> months now and
> the same reed that I've been using for the past few weeks. That's
> why I thought
> it must have something to do with the dental treatment.
>
> Ian
>
>
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