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RE: Smile?

Author: angella
Date: 1999-08-08 19:46

you do want the lips to be a cushion. really trying not to have "wrinkles" may encourage uneven pressure or biting. if someone were playing double lip, for example (both lips over the teeth, ouch!) you couldn't really try so hard to make the lips that tight, or you'd end up drilling teeth holes in your lips. i think the drawstring analogy is a good one. equal "pressure" if you will, from all sides. an o shape works, but i can't see how you'd make an o ring and also have totally taught lips. some method books have explanations on the embouchure- just so you could hear it another way. sometimes hearing the same thing or similiar but in another can make a difference.

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