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Author: Carmen izzo
Date: 2002-04-12 01:43
hi clarinetists
Lately as i have been improving my personal embouchure and one aspect that is really beginning to irritate me is the corners. I often find that after playing for a really extended period of time or on a really difficult reed (hard or soft), they start to buzz and make this ood sound. I want to make them more still ans strong but im not sure how to control my corners as i try controling per say the flatness of my chin or the firmness of the upper lip!
Advice would be appreciated
CaRmEn
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Author: jez
Date: 2002-04-12 18:14
The problem of air escaping from the corners of the mouth, when tired, is something that I have wondered about. I suffer from it myself.
I don't have any easy answers to this so I look forward to any further contributions. Maybe there is a limit of endurance beyond which it is not possible to go, so the problem is pacing oneself to avoid going beyond that.
I suppose that if one were prepared to do so much practice that ones embouchurial muscles were developed sufficiently, it would avoid the problem, but, who can be bothered?
jez
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Author: HAT
Date: 2002-04-12 18:41
I have said this before. . . but I will say it differently. . .
It is dangerous to take embochure advice over the internet.
There are many different ways to make a clarinet embochure. I have seen ways of shaping the corners that are totally opposite yet produce truly beautiful sounds.
You have to decide what your concept is going to be and find out how its exponents deal with the problem.
My concept is bringing the corners in and forward.
Others pull them back and up (the 'smile' concept).
Perhaps there are other ways as well.
All can theoretically work, but each requires different advice for stopping the leaking corners.
Good luck,
David Hattner
www.northbranchrecords.com
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Author: Eneri
Date: 2002-04-12 20:53
Hi,
I definetely agree with David Hattner that the internet is not a very good way to solve embouchure problems. But I had the same problem for a very long time. I was trying to bring the corners really close to my mouthpiece, but that was not a good solution (for me). What I did was not only bring my corners in and forward, but I was also making the opening smaller. That way it was difficult to blow (especially low and forte passages) and even more air escaped. Now I've learned that it works for me to relax my embouchure more (open my mouth, less 'biting') and that way the air can go through the instrument much easier. It just feels strange to open you mouth more when you feel air escaping, I always tried to do the opposite.
Good luck!
Eneri
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