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My mouth is tired!

Author: awildman
Date: 2016-06-18 09:30

I finally found a (volunteer) band to play with locally. Some of them even do Dixieland and traditional jazz! Tuesday is my first beginner level (group) band lesson with them. Needless to say, I'm trying to practice a lot to strengthen my embouchure. This is day 3 of serious practice. Today, I ventured over the break for the first time, and it's wearing me out! I find I have about 5 or 10 minutes of good control, and then my tone goes out the window. Please tell me this is normal. Will practicing an hour (with breaks as needed to let my muscles recover) hurt anything at this stage?

Also a question: my e (left thumb plus first finger - not sure what to call it otherwise) is distinctly more airy than the notes above and below. Is there a problem with my clarinet? With my embouchure?

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