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 Re: Embouchure Fatigue
Author: Max S-D 
Date:   2020-01-22 09:18

Oh, my pitch has definitely come down a lot since moving to a less resistant setup. Back then I used to play a 67mm barrel that would pretty much always be pulled out about 2-3mm. Nowadays I am on a 65mm barrel pulled out about 1.5mm. Obviously a 66 would get me in tune also, but I like a little room to go higher if I need to.

I'm a lot more in tune now than I used to be and I also have access to a lot more pitch flexibility than I used to have when I need to adjust one way or another.

For the air leaks, I've found it's really important to work on keeping the corners of the embouchure in. Until I really started playing that way, I was just trying to get air to stop coming out by chewing down harder with my jaw. Trying to get the corners to seal by clamping vertically means applying a ton of vertical force. Focusing that effort where the problem lies means less extra effort applied places where it's not helping. If air is leaking out the sides, try and focus on the muscles on the sides.

Focusing on removing unnecessary tension from the embouchure helped me a lot in surprising ways. It's amazing how relaxing a bit in your face can help release tension down the neck, which in turn helps release tension in the shoulders and chest, which then helps release tension in the arms and hands and suddenly you can play faster, too!
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