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Re: Open tip mp, sounds great but I bite. Closed tip, no biting but sounds terrible

Author: Luuk ★2017
Date: 2015-09-08 19:27

Dear JHowell, do you really believe we don't blow air through the instrument? Where else does our breath go?

To the original poster: I had the same problem, and managed to bite less by forcing myself to pull down my jaw while playing and let my lip muscles do the work. This was a conscious effort in the beginning but became natural after a while.

Also, do use lighter reeds and play around with your lip muscles in order to get better control over the sound, that is to get a nice sound in spite of playing a reed of which you thought it would be too light. You will learn that lighter reeds offer much more possibilities for control.

Another clarinetist once told me his teachers had two remedies for problems like yours: placing a pencil horizontally between lower lip and chin and then pulling it down while the student had to maintain control, and secondly by demanding the student to use reeds nr. 2 but still requiring a nice, rounded tone. If you could manage that (for which you gave to build good lip muscles and air control), you were allowed to step up a half strenght.

Regards,

Luuk
Philips Symphonic Band
The Netherlands

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