Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2004-11-20 18:26
<<my attitude is ... the least frustration and the least technical jargon with reeds the better ... !>>
Amen to that!
As I have been developing my embouchure, I have done a lot of reading and thinking and trying-out of various things, and what seems to be plain to me at this point is that the embouchure is not an end in itself, but is a means to an end -- the "end" being getting air into the instrument through the reed and otherwise staying out of its way as much as possible.
Now, I know that that is an oversimplification, but really, the point is not to make embouchures, the point is to play the oboe. So, you educate yourself, and then you do what works.
The technique described by Mr. Mack in my previous post works like a charm for me. The "kiss" analogy is great, too. So is sucking on a soda straw (depending, I suppose, on how you do that).
Where did this controversy about "showing red" on the lips get started, anyway?
Susan
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