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Re: Biting/Lip Movement

Author: skygardener
Date: 2009-09-30 03:24

"often eliciting a chirp."
This is probably your mouthpiece if it happens a lot.
"Furthermore, my head drifts downward when I must articulate quickly, holding at 45-degree angle."
This is a common "natural" way to fix discomfort when one's reeds are too hard. Use a softer reed or a mouthpiece with a narrower tip opening and use more air.
When I describe the embrochure to students I usually say that you need the same amount of force that you would use on a drinking straw. The lips only need to be strong enough to keep the air from escaping out the corners of one's mouth, all the rest should be in the air.
That is IMO, of course...

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