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Re: Mouthpieces

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2015-02-21 09:08

clarinetxjackie -

Projecting within an ensemble is more a matter of embouchure than mouthpiece.

To add energy and projection, stretch the point of your chin down, which makes your lower lip pad thinner and pulls it out until only half of the red part is over your teeth. This adds vibrancy and makes your sound penetrate through the ensemble.

Do it without the mouthpiece and looking in a mirror to see what's happening as you stretch.

I constantly adjust the stretch so that I can blend and project as necessary.

Ken Shaw

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