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Re: High tongue problem/double lip/lower chin pain

Author: crnichols
Date: 2006-01-11 16:44

Since you indicated that you were biting, that means that instead of supporting the mouthpiece primarily with the sides of the embouchure, you were using jaw pressure. Once you switch to double lip, you discover that biting equals pain, and pain is bad. It also feels like you have less control and stability, but that's because you aren't able to use the crutch of biting. You need to focus on holding the mouthpiece in your mouth with the sides of your mouth, ooo with the lips, eee with the tongue. It really is that simple. You can find that in Bonades writings on the clarinet. As you continue with double lip, your cheek muscles with grow stronger and you will be able to not only form a great double lip embouchure, but a great single lip embouchure as well. With single lip, the only difference should be that the teeth rest on the mouthpiece directly instead of the upper lip. The lips should do almost all of the work in either embouchure.
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band

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