Hello,
Tonight when I was practicing (interspersing buzzing with playing my flute) I once again noticed that my tone and articulation were noticeably clearer when my embouchure felt more related to the upper part of my head (skull) rather than the lower part (jaw.)
In his Master Superchops DVD, Jerome Callet describes a good spit-buzzing embouchure as akin to licking an ice cream cone. This analogy well describes the feeling I wrote about in my May 3 post.
If the corners of the upper lip are lifted, then there is more room for the surface area of the tongue to come into contact with the inside of the upper lip, creating efficient compression of air.
Three useful warmup exercise videos for the upper lip are posted in the LeGrand Virtual Studio, Category B:
• "Rabbit Face" Exercise
• "Tongue Sandwich" Exercise
• "Miss America" Exercise
Happy practicing!
Catherine
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