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To bite or not to bite

Author: whole note
Date: 2010-04-19 21:50

… is not just a simple choice.

My (amazingly great) teacher has been on my case in one way or another to ease off on biting since I returned to clarinet playing three and a half years ago. Luckily she hasn't given up and I am finally capable of getting a good sound without biting.

This has made me realize that it is impossible to quit biting cold turkey. You have to have the other support systems in place--strong muscles around the mouth and good air support.

Now that I'm biting less, a lot of other problems are solving themselves. Articulation is much easier with a relaxed jaw, and squeaking which had plagued me has been almost entirely eliminated.

So if you are relatively new to playing and biting is a problem, don't give up, keep practicing…

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