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Author: Jessica
Date: 2001-08-08 00:50
Help! When I first got a private instructor they had me "tighten" my embouchure to help get high notes & it was going fine until somewhere along the way I started biting! Now it not only kills my lip, but it also makes my tone fuzzy and squeaky--I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for helping me unlearn how to bite.
TIA
- Jess
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Author: Katherine
Date: 2001-08-08 01:55
Try thinking of squeezing the corners of your mouth and supporting more with the corners and lips more than with the teeth. If you have to, try playing just for a minute with a double lip embouchure, NOT permanently, but just to see how it feels not supporting with your teeth. A small amount of tooth support is good, but you want to think more with supporting with your lips. Good luck!
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Author: Tim2
Date: 2001-08-08 02:35
You might want to check out this post which is just a little down the page. Biting is discussed among other things.
<a href="http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=51003&t=51003"> http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=51003&t=51003</a>
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