Author: DougR
Date: 2005-03-15 15:23
CHANGE EMBOUCHRES FOR EACH HORN!
take in as much mouthpiece on the bass as you can without squeaking, keep a nice round oral cavity, and the embouchre pressure on the mouthpiece should be more all-the-way-around, rather than (as with soprano) resting the mouthpiece on the bottom lip and letting the pressure come from there. ("Less jaw involvement," as mentioned above, is a good way to put it.) That all-the-way-around thing is key--your air column really has to move through the bass as unimpeded as possible, with as much support as possible. Does that make sense?
It works for me, anyway. don't use too-soft a reed on the bass, either--if you can choke the reed with a strong fortissimo, the reed's too soft.
Just remember that they're 2 slightly different embouchres, & don't trash your soprano embouchre by trying to make it work on the bass. Also, I agree that diligent practice on the bass ought to solidify your technique on soprano, simply because the key forces and finger motions require a bit more effort and more conscious focus on the bass (at least, for me).
That's my 2c, anyway... let us know how you end up!
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