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Re: Double Lip Embouchure Pain

Author: Steve Hartman
Date: 2010-12-25 00:12

As a convert to the double-lip embouchure after having played single-lip for the first ten years, I have to say that to expect to be able to play a LOT after only one year of double-lip just might be unrealistic. It really does take a while to develop the endurance. My advice to you would be not to change anything but try to get as much rest as possible (to your embouchure) between rehearsals and performances, even if it means not being able to practice. Sometimes an ice cube wrapped in a napkin will help with a swollen lip.

Now that I've been playing double-lip for a long time, I can practice for a while and play two performances of "The Nutcracker" in a day and not feel any embouchure soreness whatsoever. Mental fatigue is another matter, of course.

Steve Hartman
Principal Clarinet, New York City Ballet Orchestra

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