Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 2003/04

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] embouchure problems
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:38:00 -0400

Audrey Travis wrote:
> Hi Nancy and Bill
> This sounds like both your students may be pinching the sound in the throat
> (perhaps in an attempt to get a pure focussed sound?). Ask the student to
> imagine someone holding the palm of their hand up against the bottom of the
> bell. The student's job is to blow lots of air straight through the length of
> the clarinet, blowing the person's hand off the bell. Hope this helps.

Nancy,

Also, taking in more mouthpiece might solve the student's problem of
pinching as well.

Patricia Smith

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