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Re: roll'n, roll'n, roll'n...

Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-08-04 23:38

I was probably the one who advocated "rolling out" in previous posts...and I still do!

The term "rolling out" means to take the lip/reed placement, and move that setup further out of the mouth. You don't actually put less reed in your mouth, you just make more of the red part of your lips visible.

The point of "rolling out" is to keep the setup flexible. It keeps the reed outside of the teeth-jawbone area, and more in the squishy lip area. This squishy area is where you want to play: it gives you the most flexibility. I would go so far as to say play with lips only - no lip-covered teeth. (i.e. NOT that cabbage-patch-doll embouchure you always see in the old oboe method books.)
The only "disadvantage" to playing rolled-out most of the time, is that you can't really cover the tone, or compensate for bad reeds. It forces you to make reeds that vibrate properly.
It takes a bit of time to learn how to play this way - especially if you've gotten into the habit of keeping the reed too "in."

Personally, I play rolled almost all the way out, and I build my reeds to suit this. I've found that if I play this way all the time, I don't really have to move my embouchure too much across the range. I do still move the reed a little further out for lows, and a little bit more in for highs.

D

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