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Author: FT
Date: 2002-05-26 16:52
Will it?? Last year I played I during the summer ( just for fun) and I plan on playing it again this summer. Will it ruin my embouchure too much???
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-05-26 17:35
The more you practice swapping from one instrument to another the less effect their respective embouchures have on eachother. Indeed this is one (shock treatment!) way to increase general versatility of embouchure on any instrument.
You could ask,
Does playing clarinet wreck your lips for kissing or speaking?
Does running wreck your leg action for walking?
Does eating with chop sticks make you clumsy with a spoon.
The obvious answer is no, because we practice both. All these examples are similar in that they represent control of muscles, as does embouchure.
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2002-05-26 17:55
I tried playing oboe last summer. I could sort of make it sound like an oboe but it made my lips hurt a lot. It didn't affect my clarinet embouchure except that it hurt too much to practice clarinet enough (hour and a half a day or often more). I think I'm going to try the less painful flute this summer.
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Author: Wes
Date: 2002-05-26 18:33
Again, Gordon is right on. Oboe playing should not affect the clarinet embouchure if you play both without unecessary pressure. One should expect to take lessons on both instruments from fine teachers to make it easier and to learn to play musically. The oboe reed is of great importance. The amount of time one has to practice and, for the oboe, to make reeds is important. I'm quite active on both instruments every week and see no conflicts between them. Good Luck!
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Author: lala
Date: 2002-05-27 00:49
"Does playing clarinet wreck your lips for kissing or speaking?"
The answer is no. If fact, playing clarinet - or better, flute - enhance smooching because your tongue is much more flexible....
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-05-27 02:06
But the best kissers I've experienced did not play any instrument.
Perhaps they had practiced calling, "kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty....."
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-05-27 14:38
So, in other words, the best kissers are cat-owners?? I'm still putting in my votes for trumpets who can double-tongue. The tongue has astounding flexibility, and strength too.
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Author: John
Date: 2002-05-27 16:52
Back to the question: I played oboe regularly for 8 years while also playing clarinet (my main instrument). At the beginning when I didn't know what I was doing, it seemed to have an effect on my clarinet embouchure, but in the long run it made it better. The musical demands of oboe playing made me a much better clarinet player when I went back to it full time.
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Author: Sandra F. H.
Date: 2002-05-27 16:59
Practice the clarinet at least as much as you play the oboe. I have more trouble the other way around! Sandra
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Author: Sarah
Date: 2002-06-07 00:56
I don't think playing oboe will ruin your embouchure but I know it'll ruin your ears!!!!!
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