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 Re: Playing on the Tip/Reed Style
Author: d-oboe 
Date:   2006-04-14 11:57

I think "playing at the tip" is sometimes misinterpreted to mean that the same amount of reed needs to be exposed at all times. But really, the general idea behind it is that the tip is the most flexible part, and in order to play there one has to use the most flexible part of the mouth: the red spongy part of your lips.
I am a complete convert to "lips only" oboe playing. I do still "roll in and out" depending on how high or low a note is, but I found this has become a smaller movement lately. The advantage to this type of playing is that it is extremely flexible, and you can do pretty much anything you want with a phrase. The disadvantage is that the reed really does have to work properly. It's not as easy to "cover" a bad sounding reed when playing this way....BUT it will give you more flexibility on said reed, despite the bad sound.

I think it is more important to think of having a flexible setup, rather than stressing over how much the reed is actually in your mouth. If you have really big soft spongy lips, you may need to pull the reed in further than someone with thin lips. You will know if your setup is not flexible. Ask these questions: can I tongue a low note without honking? Can I slur from a high note to a low note without getting harmonics? Does the sound stay true from one note to the next? Or am I adjusting for each individual note...?

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