Klarinet Archive - Posting 000599.txt from 2001/11

From: "Jennifer" <jen1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Fun with Double Lip
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:29:29 -0500

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From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Re: Fun with Double Lip

> Mitchell Halpern, <dotcalm@-----.com>, said:
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> >Hello clarinet fans:
> >Just another observation and question from one of the "corps of returning
> >clarinetists". I have noticed that I generate a noticeably smoother and
> >sweeter sound if I play double lip. It seems to help "open" my oral
cavity.
> >That's the good news. The bad news is that as I play double lip, my upper
> >lip starts to slip off the mouthpiece with associated strange results
> >(Nothing like going from double lip to single lip in the middle of a
> >passage; talk about special effects ;-).
>
> >At any rate, I was wondering if this is a unique experience, and if not,
> >what to do about it. It has dawned on me that applying a regular 'ole
tooth
> >guard to the top of the mouthpiece would help in providing some
additional
> >friction to help keep the mouthpiece in place.
>
> >Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> As to your observation that, "I generate a noticeably smoother and sweeter
> sound if I play double lip" - are you sure? I felt quite certain that my
> tone was significantly different with single and double lip, with double
the
> better of the two. My teacher could hear no difference. He added a
rubber
> patch to my mouthpiece, which minimized internal conduction of vibrations
> from the mouthpiece through my upper teeth, and I could no longer hear a
> difference between single and double lip. I suggest you have someone else
> listen to you playing both ways to find out for sure whether there is a
> difference.
>
> From discussions of this previously on "Klarinet", I would guess that a
> relatively small percentage of people judge their own sound to be
different
> with single and double lip embouchures. This may, however, simply reflect
> the relatively small number of people attempting to use double lip.
>
> Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)
>
>
> What is playing double lip?? I haven't heard of that before.. give me a
break i've only played for 3 years already lol
Jennifer
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