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Re: Embouchure

Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2011-05-24 16:54

I have to fully agree with WoodwindOz on this one.

I play short-scrape, but take almost no reed into my mouth (when it is really good). When I take in more, it's to compensate for something amiss in the reed.

To find your "sweet spot" takes time, but it can be "automated" (you find it without thinking) by doing reed buzzing. Reed out of the oboe do:
1. place the tip on your lips and blow: try to find the place as far out of the mouth as will allow the reed to play --- hold the reed with only 2 fingers with the sole purpose of not dropping it!
a) using the strength of your lips NOT your fingers, pull it in as far as it will go, and push it out again
b) do this repeatedly and you will find a placement for your reed where you get the maximum range of notes: that is your sweet spot.
2. do WAHHH-WAHHH with the reed: that is, open and close your jaw while blowing
a) the main purpose is to get in the habit of dropping the jaw as much as possible
b) this will also help with the sweet spot.

There are many others. I hope there is a book about these exercises somewhere.
Best of luck!

Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music

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