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Re: Double lip question

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2021-05-18 23:22

Caveat: My normal embouchure is single-lip.

I do play double-lip from time to time, but I always find myself gravitating back to single lip.

Having said that, (depending on your physical attributes) you might find that the easiest way to convert to double-lip embouchure is to begin by not putting any lip between your teeth and the mouthpiece...but just use your lip alone, with your teeth right behind it for support.

You might also try spinning your mouthpiece around so that the reed is facing away from you. Keep it that way only until you can play a scale or two in reasonable balance (should only take a few tries). The angle/embouchure will most likely be less than optimal, but it might help give you the idea of how much pressure is required for your upper lip - it isn't much.

I don't feel any pain (or even pressure) when I do play double-lip - though I think that I would (as Philip mentioned) gain a calloused area inside my upper lip were I to continue using the emboucher regularly.

Fuzzy
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