Re: Re: Re: Re: Lip Buzzing (good or bad?)

Posted by Tim on March 25, 2008 in reply to Re: Re: Re: Lip Buzzing (good or bad?).:

I do think the 'corner muscles' of the mouth can be trained that way, but then again, you really don't have to buzz to do that, just keep them firm.
But still, even when you don't take resistance in to consideration, I think a horn mouthpiece is too small in diameter to really have a benefit from 'free buzzing'. When you put it on your face, no matter how you look at it, it will affect the muscles there.
Here's a little experiment, control your embouchure as much as possible with free buzzing. Now play on your horn and mouthpiece for a while, in the middle of the playing session. Switch to a larger I.D. rim. It will no doubt feel a lot different, exactly because the rim greatly affects how a player should use his/her muscles around that location.

This is just my opinion though, and I'm happy to hear some others!

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