Author: hans
Date: 2006-08-11 21:08
vitoclarinet,
There are two methods: the upper teeth can rest on the mouthpiece, or the upper lip can cover the upper teeth. Resting the upper teeth on the mouthpiece will wear a groove in the mouthpiece eventually, unless you use a patch, and causes uncomfortable vibration in some players, but the choice should be left up to the individual player.
Draw the lips back as if forming a slight smile. Point the chin so that the lower teeth press forward against the lower lip. Allow a little of the lower lip to curve in as a cushion over the front teeth. Place the mouthpiece in the mouth, pointing toward the back of the roof of the mouth, with the reed firmly on the lower lip. Close the corners of the mouth in toward the mouthpiece with the sides of the lower lip lifting to seal around it and let the upper front teeth, with or without lips over them, rest on top of the mouthpiece.
After a tone is produced, experiment with the amount of mouthpiece taken into the mouth, the amount of lips over the teeth, the clarinet angle from the body, and the tongue position. Some change in lip pressure is usually needed to go to different ranges and higher notes tend to need more air pressure to play in tune.
I hope this helps you to get started.
Regards,
Hans
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