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Re: For sax doublers

Author: Roger Aldridge
Date: 2009-09-29 13:49

Malcom -- I use a double-lip embouchure on saxophones, clarinet, and bass clarinet. One thing I'd suggest in using a double-lip is to not put too much of the upper lip under your front teeth. Only a little bit is needed to raise the roof of your mouth. It's been my experience that this helps to give me a bigger and more vibrant sound. I've also found there's less of an embouchure shock with a double-lip when making quick doubling changes.

Chris -- I've gone the opposite direction in playing in a section. That is, having a darker sound...but one that projects. I use a Morgan 6C on alto & tenor. On Bb clarinet it's a Walter Grabner K14 and an LB on bass clarinet. With each of my set ups it sounds like others in the section (using various kinds of jazz mouthpieces) have more volume than I do in the immediate area; however, whenever I ask a trusted musician friend to go back into the audience and listen he says that my sound projects to the back of the performance space and actually sounds dominant. I think it would be a good idea to ask a friend to go back into the hall when you're playing with a band and see how well your sound projects.

The Morgan 6C is a remarkable mouthpiece. For me, it's the closest thing I've found for saxophone to a Kaspar on clarinet.

Roger

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