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 Muscles
Author: Katelyn 
Date:   2007-05-13 22:11

Does anyone know what facial muscles are used to play? I'm trying to do a comparison between those used for clarinet and those used for trumpet for my senior board presentation, and I can't find it anywhere.

~Katelyn



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 Re: Muscles
Author: skygardener 
Date:   2007-05-13 22:28

never heard of who uses which, but it'd be an interesting study especially with all the personal variations.

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 Re: Muscles
Author: GBK 
Date:   2007-05-13 23:55

http://www.tcnj.edu/~mckinney/clarinet_embouchure.htm ...GBK



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 Re: Muscles
Author: CEC 
Date:   2007-05-14 00:46


A great resource for anatomical info, but this just ain't correct:

"2. The throat should have an open feeling. Form an AH sensation."

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 Re: Muscles
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2007-05-14 01:31

There are a bunch of various muscles around the lips but for my money the most important to know are the buccinators or cheek muscles (most commonly used in everyday life for sucking thick chocolate milkshakes through a straw).


...........Paul Aviles



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 Re: Muscles
Author: musiciandave 
Date:   2007-05-14 02:39

the posterior pharyngeal wall - the "back of the throat" isn't of course the lips, but is quite active.


This site is interesting:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19880/19880-h/19880-h.htm

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 Re: Muscles
Author: Katelyn 
Date:   2007-05-15 01:14

GBK - you are a god.

Thanks everyone, SO much. I owe you all a few.



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 Re: Muscles
Author: Jenny Lee 
Date:   2020-03-16 18:26

The resources linked above here are pretty good. But there's a much more complete instruction here that covers the correct muscles involved in clarinet embouchure as well as practical tips and advice for improvement:

https://musicalinstrumentguide.com/how-to-develop-proper-clarinet-embouchure/

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 Re: Muscles
Author: Jenny Lee 
Date:   2020-03-16 18:29

Sorry, meant to link that properly for ease of access.

https://musicalinstrumentguide.com/how-to-develop-proper-clarinet-embouchure/



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 Re: Muscles
Author: Bob Bernardo 
Date:   2020-03-16 19:05

NICE!!!

Good post results from GBK. Simple yet so advanced for everyone to understand.

Jenny this was also informative.


Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces


Yamaha Artist 2015




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 Re: Muscles
Author: Bennett 2017
Date:   2020-03-17 04:40

These may help a bit - (mostly tongue and oral cavity)
Trumpet Xray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpOwuAMqFTA

MRI of french horn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWcOwgWsPHA

Xray of clarinet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGF4WOlhBBE

Ultrasound of clarinet tonguing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRG4rx6mWwE

Xray of saxophone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ZLwsQjvTU

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