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Author: ~Heather ~
Date: 2003-09-10 21:40
This is my 6th year playing clarinet and I really never thought about this, but I noticed somebody else doing it differently than I have been doing. I have always put my lip between my two front teeth and the clarinet mouth piece so my front teeth never touch the mouth piece, BUT I saw somebody having their teeth on the mouth piece and there lip just next to their teeth. So does it matter, or what is the proper way to put your mouth on the piece. Thanks!
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2003-09-11 01:38
AFAIK it doesn't matter. as long as you can play 16th notes, double tongue, have good intonation, tonging doesn't sound like your hitting a wet board. I've heard of a really good saxophonist that sounding amazing but his embourchure was the worst anyones seen. i might be wrong. somebody correct me if i am.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-09-11 02:47
Single Lip - bottom lip covers bottom teeth but top teeth rest on mouthpiece
Double lip - bottom lip covers bottom teeth and top lip covers top teeth. No teeth rest on mouthpiece.
Both are accepted embouchures. The single is usually easier to learn. The double prevents a student from ever biting the mouthpiece.
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Author: Jason Andrews
Date: 2003-09-11 19:42
Forgive the dumb question but since I'm just a beginner on the clarinet I get at least two of these. I've been playing without touching my teeth to the mouthpiece nor against my lip. Is this horrendous embrouchure? Seems to work fine though. I do play the flute and the thought of bracing my teeth, top or bottom aganinst the mouthpiece seems foriegn to me.
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Author: clarinet
Date: 2003-09-11 21:48
The way you are playing it is incorrect. You get the best quality intonation sound and everything if your teeth rest on the top and the lip touches the the reed.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2003-09-11 23:58
not true 'clarinet'. i have a double lip embourchure, i know its bad, but i have near perfect pitch. it's what works for you.
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Author: ~Heather ~
Date: 2003-09-12 01:52
Great, thanks everyone!
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