Klarinet Archive - Posting 000056.txt from 2002/01

From: "Clarinet Chick" <chatchickamy@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] lips
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:42:13 -0500

Hey Natalie, I know exactly what your going through. I used to have the same
problem. I think mabye instead of just trying to cover your teeth you should
try to re-arrange your ombachure. try dropping your jaw a little and
tightening the corners of your mouth. The reason your lip hurts so much is
probably because your biting too hard. I changed my ombachure in the past
year by dropping my jaw and it give me a much better tone because my lip
isnt keeping the mouthpiece from resinating. You might find it very
different but it might work so try it out. I'm going to to go back into
hiding before all the experts start getting on my back for giving advice.
Hope it works out for you.
Aimee Schiesz

>From: "Natalie Visage" <chateau_swamp@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] lips
>Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 15:45:26 -0500
>
>
>Hello all.
>
>Over time, I have developed a dent in my bottom lip from playing my
>clarinet. Well, not so much in my bottom lip, but the area of the mouth
>that
>rest on my teeth. It came and went all through last school year, but
>towards
>the end, it seemed to have made a permenant home in my mouth. I can usually
>live with it, and even when it starts hurting I just play through the pain
>(pwahahaha!), but lately it's gotten rather deep and it's starting to hurt
>a
>lot more. (By the way, it's not a cut, because is doesn't bleed.)
>And I don't know if it's my teeth or the permenant retainer I have behind
>my
>teeth that's causing it. Does anyone else have this problem, and is there
>anything that I can do to fix it?
>...You know, before my teeth dig their way through and make a hole. ;)
>
>Thanks in advance again,
>Natalie
>

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