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Re: Embouchure Instability

Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2014-09-22 04:51

Are your reeds balanced? Do you know how to adjust them? Your teacher should be able to help you. Are your reeds too hard? When a reed is unbalanced or too hard, playing is an uncomfortable and tiring experience.

Another thing to consider is your mouthpiece. I knew someone who had a story similar to yours. She was using a fairly closed mouthpiece (I don't recall which one), and her embouchure was constantly getting tired. She tried a number of different reeds and reed strengths, but her picture-perfect flat chin embouchure would always collapse after a few minutes. She decided to switch mouthpieces, and settled on a Vandoren B-45 with Vandoren traditional 2 1/2 reeds. That isn't a combination I would use, but she got great results with it--and no more embouchure fatigue. If the mouthpiece is the issue, you might want to try out a number of different ones with a variety of tip openings and facings.

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