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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2011-02-20 06:47
I have two quick hints that will really help you:
o EXHALE
o RELEASE THE REED
Now the long version. First, why Exhale?
I don't care how large a reed you have - you cannot POSSIBLY be forcing entire lungs of air through that tiny aperture! So you are not running out of air, you are running out of OXYGEN. To get more oxygen, you need to exhale the stale air. Mark breathing points in your music with ^ exhale and v inhale marks!! [Cooper, Jeltsin and other mentioned this before, but it bears repeating]
Why release the reed?
Your lips don't have a good arterial blood supply, and you are squeezing on the reed - that forces the blood away from the lip muscles (anaerobic exercise cannot be sustained indefinitely). Release your embouchure as often as you can and you keep the blood flowing - so you can play for longer without your lips getting too tired.
J.
P.S., I have a nice lip exercise that works for me, without a reed: Pout your lips and then squeeze the corners in as tight as you can while extending your lips outwards, and hold for 10-15 seconds. Relax, then repeat. You'll soon feel the familiar burn ...
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