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Re: Transitioning to Harder Reeds

Author: SecondTry
Date: 2022-12-13 23:46

Switching reed strengths or mouthpieces, especially the prior, is certainly a strategy.

But to those who say their reeds are to soft, I'd like them to at least rule out the idea that they are clamping down too hard on the reed.

The embouchure best formed, better resembles a rubber band than a vice grip. I would ask that players make sure that they apply sufficient pressure from the sides on their mouthpiece to complement the degree to which they grab the mouthpiece with clamping pressure. I'd also recommend (temporarily) adopting a double lip embouchure to see if that resolves some of their issues, and if so, that they seek to adopt similar reduced clamping pressures in their single lip style.

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