From: Glenn Weiser Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 23:52:55 -0400 Subject: Bending in the two embouchure
I bend in my throat, but the embouchure still matters. This is because the air pressure increases as I go for a TB bend, I get significant leakage on my non-tongue side at the corner of my mouth, and it doesn't go down as far or as easily. So even though my throat bending is very similar to pursing, because of a poor TB purchase on the harp (I suppose) the lip pursing is far better for bends. But I love octaves and the percussive tb affects, so I want to learn.
Glenn writes:
I would assume that the longtime TBers would report equal facility with TB and pucker bending. Is that right? I'm learning TB bending now, but I don't have equal ease yet with the two techniques. And my preliminary opinion is, yes, the tone is different. Glenn Weiser
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