Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2016-02-02 19:24
Ok you may not have time enough to "cure" your ills in a few days, but I would say that the main issue is thinking "corners" in the first place. If you are to flatten the lower lip by yanking your mouth width wise, you set yourself up for a battle of musculature.
So instead of thinking "up and back" (my guess from your description), you should be thinking "down and in." This gets your embouchure more round and wrapped around the mouthpiece like a rubber band. Sure you want a nice thin pad out of your lower lip, but not at the expense of everything else.
There is an option to all the struggles vis a vis the use of a German mouthpiece, German reeds. This utilizes a very light, easy approach to the embouchure with the best mouthpiece option being a Viotto N1 using 2 1/2 strength Vandoren White Masters, but this "fix" has its own challenges (such as few people here with whom you can discuss the ins and outs). It will also take a good 4 to 6 months just to get back to the musical fluency you have now to work out the differences from what you do on a French mouthpiece.
..............Paul Aviles
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