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Re: (upper) lip protection

Author: spikey1973
Date: 2023-05-29 22:28

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Just doing my part to set people on the right path. But it obviously never works. Double lip beginners are by far the most stubborn people on the planet. It's like a religion to them.
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Well, I can only admitt to be one of those "most stubborn people".. But it definately is not anything close to a religion. Additionally, I am definately an outlier, but think about this.. without outliers no bell curve

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Yes the vibrations feel funny at first. But that's a good thing. Please give the traditional embouchure a chance. Your upper lip, altissimo, intonation and pitch control will thank me, eventually.
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My "choice" has nothing to do with vibrations feeling funny or not.
and yeah.. my upperlip is far from being gratefull at this moment.
but am his boss, he's not mine

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The "famous" words of Meatloaf come to mind me here:
I wasn't build for comfort, I was build for speed.

and for the rest..I don't plan to play in an orchestra or such..
Just wanna have fun creating some "clarinetish" sounds (you might call it noise

) and I am (currently) preferring the lower registers.. and for now, I have noticed a benefit there (IMHO). I could be wrong, but then time will tell, and then I will definately remember your words.

But for now and more importantly, I did NOT open this topic to discuss single vs double lip, cause it seems to me that both sides can master the religious side of things.. So lets leave the wrongness of this choice be for now and come back on the topic I opened this thread for an answer on:

.. how to protect your lips in general, upper lip speccifically, specifically practical experience.

Kind greats

Matthieu

Post Edited (2023-05-29 22:41)

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