There's a way to rest your chops without stopping playing. Charlie Porter calls it the passive embouchure, and it's the difference between fading at the end of a piece and finishing strong. In the next minute, he shows you when to switch it on.
Renowned player and pedagogue Charlie Porter provides his most in-depth discussion yet of how the embouchure works. He shares a four-step process for creating an embouchure, discusses what is required for resonant vibration, the role of the aperture, how to troubleshoot common chop issues, how our chops contribute to range, and much more. By the end of this course, you'll have a deep scientific understanding of our vibration mechanism, and be empowered to make yours as efficient as possible.
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