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What Your Embouchure??    22:40 on Monday, July 16, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
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(Yes, that is the correct way to spell embouchure; I looked it up)

Anyway, does anyone here use the "double-lip embouchure"?? For those who don't know what that is, it's when you cover your top row of teeth with your top lip and your bottom row of teeth with your bottom lip and the mouthpiece sits between your lips. If you do use that technique, do you like it?? I've never met anyone that uses the "bottom-lip embouchure".


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Oops!! Sorry!! It should be I've never met anyone that uses the "double-lip embouchure". (It was late and I was tired...)


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Re: What Your Embouchure??    12:39 on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Imagika
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I think that would be extremely weird for me, I've never used that embouchure and I've never seen anyone do that either. But then again I think it's strange that you haven't seen anyone before who uses the bottom-lip embouchure. I use it, if that counts... And I know a few others who do to.

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    13:05 on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
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Sorry!! I use the bottom-lip embouchure!! I meant to say I never met someone who uses the "double-lip embouchure".

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:03 on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

tenorsax13
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My embouchure is the standard bottom lip, but I know people who use double.

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:22 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Triforce
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a kid at camp did that. it messes up the sound and you cant play as loud.

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:26 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
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I was going to consider switching to the "double-lip", but if it affects how loud you play, then forget it!! I'm the only female alto saxophonist in our jazz band; I have to show to others that I can play as well as the boys...

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:29 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

tenorsax13
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Yeah, clenching lips on the mouthpiece won't allow you to "open up" like my teacher says.

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:38 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
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Maybe that's why people hardly use it...

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:44 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

tenorsax13
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Yeah, as I said before, its fun when you play so loud THE WHOLE HOUSE CAN HEAR!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    18:04 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
e

And as I (the most specialist person ever) said: "Especially in a room with high ceilings!!".




Hi, everyone!! Try to ignore the "Specialist person ever" comment. It's an inside joke-thing.

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    09:59 on Friday, July 20, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Triforce
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bwah well its not 'correct' to play like that either.

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    16:24 on Friday, July 20, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Imagika
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^ Indeed, to put it like a friend of mine said. :"For crying out loud, it's a saxophone - not a foghorn!"

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    16:30 on Friday, July 20, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Account Closed
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I tried using the "double-lip" embouchure for our last concert on the more "classical" stuff, and the "standard" for our jazz medleys and I found a little bit of difference...

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    17:56 on Friday, July 20, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
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So, I should stick with the "bottom-lip embouchure"??

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Re: What Your Embouchure??    18:10 on Friday, July 20, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

tenorsax13
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Yes, I think it works much better.

   





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