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Re: Converting to double lip embouchure

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-03-05 21:13

So, the angle at which you hold the clarinet (at which the mouthpiece exits your mouth) is very much influenced by the vertical relationship between your upper and lower teeth. I've seen major players whose instruments are out almost at a right angle to the plane of their faces. I've seen other equally recognized players who keep the angle so sharp that the ligature presses against the chin. Which is more comfortable can depend on your dental alignment - underbite? overbite? slight? major?

At the bottom line, the result makes the decision for you. The goal is a stable embouchure that you can maintain throughout the clarinet's compass. What it looks like is really not central (or even necessarily important).

Not having any contact on top of the mouthpiece is atypical, but not in itself "wrong," either.The question is, can you play that way for extended time periods? The lack of any support that the mouthpiece beak can rest against just makes the demand for strong upper lip muscles greater. The main support shouldn't be from the upper teeth in any case. Your upper lip needs to be involved actively with or without the teeth to rest against.

Karl

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