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What's the right mouthpiece bite?

Author: Steve
Date: 1999-07-11 02:57

How do you find the ideal amount of mouthpiece that should go into your mouth? In the lower registers I can get a reasonably good tone. I have to use more mouthpiece, though, in the altissimo register in order to reach most of the notes. (I'm still working on being able to play decently in that range at all.) Conversely, if I use this "altissimo" amount of mouthpiece in the lower registers, my tone becomes very flat and full of squeaks.

Should I stick with more bite on my mouthpiece and adjust playing in the lower registers through more practice, or is there something else I should do to improve my technique in the altissimo register?

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