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Re: Can doubling on tenor sax affect my embouchure?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-09-13 15:55

As someone who is a clarinet purest and also someone who cannot even stand to listen to saxophone........I could not agree with the above more! I spent a good part of my first ten years of clarinet study obsessing about embouchure. And I can unequivocally say looking back that most of that time and effort was wasted. I would even say that the saxophone approach to embouchure will enlighten your efforts on the clarinet.

If anything, the difference in playing approach (I believe) has more to do with the pressure differential between the pressure in your mouth versus the standing air column in the instrument, with slightly more pressure being needed for clarinet.

Try this:

Take a deep breath and hold it back in your mouth, allowing your cheeks to puff out. Let a little air escape through your lips and experiment with pushing to various degrees. You'll notice more strain against your cheeks and more air flow with the effort. For me THAT is really the only difference, not embouchure.

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

Post Edited (2018-09-13 19:17)

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