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  • #42637
    Anonymous

      Welcome to the world of Sax Playing.

      The complete range of notes on a sax is divided into 3 registers,
      lower, middle and upper.

      The middle register is the easiest to play in tune for a beginner,
      the lower and upper registers are more difficult to master, and will
      take a lot longer to control, it varies from student to student.

      For a beginner, the lower lip position that you are comfortable with,
      when you play a middle B, is the same lip position that you should use
      for every key on the sax – when you are a beginner.

      The lower lip is only used as a cushion for the reed.

      #42758
      Z
      Participant

        The type of embouchure you use is a very personal thing. Some people like it one way, others like it another. John Coltrane played with a double lip embouchure and we all know how great he is. The more you practice with any type of embouchure, the easier it will be to play throughout all registers of the horn. It’s just what you are the most comfortable with and what will let you take control of the horn as easily as possible. I’ve always noticed that I bite my bottom lip when I play with a normal embouchure, so I try to play with the lip out as much as I can comfortably, although I might switch back to regular embouchure from time to time.

        #42766
        john
        Keymaster

          Personally I wouldn’t go to those extremes
          Experimenting and adjusting our embouchure is normal and imperative but your lip shouldn’t cone out like that
          Try to keep your lip cushioning your bottom teeth
          When attempting the higher range work on other things like oral cavity and throat and air support
          That’s how you will succeed

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