embouchure
Sign in to savethumb|The embouchure of a trumpeter Embouchure () or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece of a woodwind or brass instrument. The word is of French origin and is related to the root '''', 'mouth'. Proper embouchure allows an instrumentalist to play an instrument at its full range with a full, clear tone and without strain or damage to their muscles.
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- Brass embouchure
- Farkas embouchure
- Arban vs. Saint-Jacome
- Buzzing embouchure
- Stevens–Costello embouchure
- Maggio embouchure
- Tongue-controlled embouchure
- Woodwind embouchure
- Flute embouchure
- Reed instrument embouchure
- Health issues
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The embouchure of a trumpeter Embouchure () or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece of a woodwind or brass instrument. The word is of French origin and is related to the root '''', 'mouth'. Proper embouchure allows an instrumentalist to play an instrument at its full range with a full, clear tone and without strain or damage to their muscles.
==Brass embouchure== While performing on a brass instrument, the sound is produced by the player buzzing their lips into a mouthpiece. Pitches are changed in part through altering the amount of muscular contraction in the lip formation. The performer's use of the air, tightening of cheek and jaw muscles, and tongue manipulation can affect how the embouchure works.