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Re: Embouchure questions / advice needed

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Embouchure questions / advice needed
From: psharman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 09:44:12 +1200

Dear Sir.  I have to reply to your appeal to " Accomplished men of brass".
It should in this day and age be absolutely unneccessary to  have to point
out that there are many accomplished women of brass!! As to your question,
I'm sure that Ghitalla means the inner ring by the way, the one that
actually shows up. My suggestion as to endurance is a lot of playing which
you say is how you attain it.  However I personally have found Fred Fox's
ideas in his book (especially overtone scales) to be extremely helpful re
both endurance and range. K.Barratt. 
 

>I went to a fascinating workshop given here by Armando Ghitalla a couple of 
>years ago.  About trumpet embouchure, he said that the ring created by the
>mouthpiece on the lips should always overlap the white of the upper lip.
>Endurance and range are dramatically greater if you do this, he said.
>
>What I forgot to ask him was if he meant the inner ring (describing the
>inside of the rim) or the outer ring.  
>---------------------
>Eric Woodsworth / Environment Canada / Saskatoon / Canada / 306-975-4023
>		    ejw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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Peter A. Sharman  and  Kirsten Barratt   *******     psharman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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