Author: d-oboe
Date: 2005-10-16 07:30
Wow! There is a lot of good opinions here! I will try to provide some *objective* advice, however.
Perhaps instead of asking what are *our* tendencies you should ask "what are *my* tendencies"? Tuning tendencies will vary between every player, and can vary somewhat between reeds.
The air that leaves the mouth is controlled through biting. (Bite is normally considered a "bad" word, but that's how the mouth works - up and down) Essentially, the amount of biting should be a RESULT OF the air coming out of the lungs. If there is 5 lbs. of air pressure leaving the lungs, the embouchure should match that.
If there is too much biting it means that the air is being trapped. This is a waste of energy.
Less biting is optimal in most cases, but requires strength, and more air pressure.
So now a bit more theory: the less biting that occurs the more flexible the tone, because the lips will control the reed (flexible) instead of the jaw (inflexible)
So now the ultimate question! How to correct those tuning problems? It should be needless to say, but according to the above principles...the answer is more air pressure. NOT MORE AIR. More air PRESSURE.
Chances are, doing this way you won't really do as much adjusting and tuning with your embouchure. You will most likely only need to do minute adjustments. And....you'll be able to, because you won't be biting as much, which means you have more flexibility! Hooray!
D
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