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Re: Embouchure and articulation

Author: jam12
Date: 2018-07-10 09:29

Hello again,

It's been a little over 3 days since I've give you guys any update. I am able to produce an okay tone. I can blow through the entire range of the instrument almost as easily as I used to without any squeaks or major inconsistencies in pitch. However, I have a couple issues that are probably caused by my old embouchure.

You said earlier that I have this smiling embouchure. I tend to smile to keep my tongue in that "hee" position. This prevents my tone from sounding unfocused and flat. I also do this because it keeps my chin straight. On the other hand, my lips NEED to come in more and this is probably the hardest thing for me to fix as of right now. Whenever I corner my lips and I blow an open g, my chin isn't as straight anymore (I don't know how major it is, maybe it is supposed to a little bit?). I think my tongue is still in an okay position but I will have to experiment again. I try to do the embouchure without the clarinet and I think it's good. My chin stays straight and the corners of my lips are as if I were to say "eww". As I start to blow into the clarinet, sometimes no note comes out or I just squeak and my lips start to come out like if I were to say "q" very slightly, causing my chin to not become straight. Then I subconsciously revert to my smiling embouchure and notes come out and everything works good.

Without the clarinet, I can form the embouchure, get my tongue in that "hee" position, and blow cold, fast air like I am supposed to. I feel like when the clarinet is in my mouth, my embouchure isn't the same. I just can't really produce a note while retaining the embouchure that I had without the clarinet because maybe my tongue is too high or something.

I will still continue practicing and work on keeping my chin straight and the corners of my lips inwards. If you or anyone has the time, do you or any others want to see a video of my updated embouchure?

Thank you

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