Category: Embouchure
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“Corners In” Exercise from Michael Lowenstern
in EmbouchureThis exercise will help you counteract jaw muscles — muscles that cause you to “bite” too much on the mouthpiece. Read more
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Breathing and Embouchure
Learn the double breath method, a breathing technique for playing the clarinet and other wind instruments. Presentation by Adella CarlsonAdapted from The Educator’s Guide to the Clarinet by Tom Ridenour Read more
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Simple Isometric Exercise to Build Embouchure Strength
in EmbouchureThis simple 10 second exercise can dramatically improve embouchure strength for wind instrument players if done properly and consistently. Isometric exercises are never a replacement for practicing a wind instrument, however muscle development away from the instrument can lead to improved tone, range and endurance when playing saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and all brass instruments.… Read more
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Stop Biting (Dale Fedele)
in EmbouchureThis is my #1 exercise to stop biting. It’s insidious. I think over 99% of clarinet players…pros & amateurs alike, are biting. And it’s all due to incorrect air pressure. On anti-biting exercise is the “Full F” exercise, playing chromatics up and down the instrument with Full F between each pair of notes. Read more
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Use Your Camera to Improve Your Embouchure
in EmbouchureMichelle Anderson of Clarinet Mentors presents a clarinet lesson on how to improve tone by focusing on one important embouchure correction. Real-life before and after photos. Read more
People/Orgs: Michelle Anderson