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Re: Embouchure and articulation

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-07-10 16:16

So perhaps the next thing to consider in this process, is what dancers refer to as "isolation." One portion of the body moves, or can move, independently of another. This is what makes great dancing possible.

Much like that it is important to realize that the tongue and lips ARE NOT connected, and they can do what they do independent of each other. What has happened through habit is that you are USED to doing one thing when you do another, such as tongue "HEEEE" position and a "smiling" embouchure.

That said, I had referred to a "HEEE" posture of the tongue on this board in years past. That was to be taken as a position opposite to "AHHHH" where the back of your tongue moves back and partly blocks the top of the throat. For you, at this point, I would repeat that you need NOT worry about this. You are used to having your tongue TOO FAR FORWARD (yes, that is the front part of the tongue and it is actually possible to do both improper things at once...just don't).

Just keep the tongue relaxed and BEHIND (not touching!!) the mouthpiece and reed (and consequently your upper and lower lips as well) between articulations.

The embouchure (lips) are completely and utterly separate from the tongue. You can do (should be able to) anything with your lips and not affect the position of the tongue whatsoever.

I almost want to suggest the same sort of disregard for the "flat chin" for you as I do the exact position of the tongue. Here, the important point is the THIN and SMOOTH character of the lower lip over the lower teeth. If you look at the Charles Neidich video again, you will notice is chin is all bumpy and wrinkly. But you can tell his lower lip is acting properly because of the CLEAR, CONTROLLED SOUND (and SOUND is the most important thing here).

And then this is probably the most important caveat: No one goes home from a concert saying, "Wow that clarinetist was great, he had the flattest chin and the most perfect finger position." The point is to get a wonderful sound and make music.

............Paul Aviles

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