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Re: Proper Embouchure and how to get Ping sound

Author: NBeaty
Date: 2017-08-11 19:17

I'm personally a big fan of keeping things simple. While a good lesson teacher will be able to observe your embouchure and give you specific feedback, I believe 90% of the work of achieving a proper embouchure can be achieved for free.

Two words: Coffee straw.

When forming an embouchure around a coffee straw and blowing through it, you will naturally form an "ooooo" (as in 'food") shape, where the lips are going both forward and inward. Additionally, blowing through the straw will help to focus the air stream.

When playing, one simply has to roll the lower lip over the bottom teeth while maintaining this shape.

I brought coffee straws to a group of a dozen high school kids just yesterday. I had them play a C major scale, two octaves, then blow through the straw and immediately play the scale again. Two things happened: 1) the tone quality was drastically improved, better matching the ranges of the instrument and 2) tuning was infinitely better.

One thing that helps even more is when you're at a coffee shop to grab a straw- get a large cup of coffee. Motivation and work ethic will be improved!

Hope that helps.

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