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Author: ClariBone
Date: 2005-09-08 00:48
Hello
I've recently been informed that I was biting the reed and moving my embouchure when I played. I have now corrected both, but have noticed that my embouchure is weak and after playing for a few minutes with little rest, that my embouchure will collapse back to biting the reed (especially in the altissimo)!! Also, to keep the notes in tune, a faster air stream and tighter tummy are required. Is this natural?? Am I on the right track, or have I deviated from what I'm supposed to do?? Thanks in Advance!!
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Author: Drenkier_1
Date: 2005-09-08 01:18
Haha you sound like me a few weeks ago. I had a sudden change in shape of my emboschure due to the marching band. I recently took a lesson from a very knowledgeable man who told me to keep the chin flat and keep it from moving and you should feel some pain because the muscles are having to work harder. What your doing, in most people's respects is correct but everybody is diffrent. The pain should begin to become less intense, but it's kind of like playing guitar and getting used to the indentations it makes in your fingers, you just get used to it.
Kevin Collins
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-09-08 02:27
Have you thought about going down a half-size in reed strength or so? You may have been biting to overcompensate for a very hard reed, and now that you have corrected that might do very well on a slightly softer reed with a CORRECT embouchure, and the softer reed will cause less strain on it as well.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-09-08 02:45
If you feel yourself going back to your old habits, trying playing double lip for a minute or two. Your lips will definitaly feel if you are biting or not. Once you don't feel any pain with double lip, you should be bite free on single lip. I have noticed myself slightly biting when I play above a A6, so I try playing with double lip to break myself of it. It's working slowly but surely! Good luck!
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Author: ClariBone
Date: 2005-09-09 02:09
Thanks to all who have responded!! I was in fact playing on too hard of a reed (which happened to also be VERY unbalanced!!). After fixing it (the reed), the problem was no more!! HURRAY!!!
Clayton
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