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Re: Double Lip Exercises

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2021-08-03 16:51

Hi SecondTry,

I'm planning to start doing that myself to work up muscle strength.

I have a friend who plays French horn and she told me that when she was away from her instrument (in hospital) she took her mouthpiece and practised her embouchure to keep the muscles strong. She said it was really essential to keep her technique solid for when she came back.

My son is teaching me a little bit of French horn playing and the muscle action that I have to do for a French horn embouchure is exactly the same as the one I have to do for a clarinet double lip embouchure, except that the diameter of the O is much smaller with the horn.

Also the really big take-home message that I got from Kalmen Opperman's book was that we should spend only 50% of our practice time actually playing and it seems to me that working on muscle strength in the way you suggest is a great kind of non-playing practice.

I'm just finishing off having covid here, but once I'm recovered I will start doing what you suggest and report back about whether it helps.

Jen

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