Examples of embouchure

• Although her embouchure was -exible, the corners of her mouth were often retracted excessively, especially in the upper range.

• Younger flutists assiduously studied and tried to copy his approaches to tonguing, fingering, embouchure (the position of the lips on the mouthpiece) and breathing.

• The embouchure for clarinet must also be more firm than that for saxophone.

• The extremely small mouthpiece requires a small and focused embouchure, making the soprillo difficult to play, particularly in its upper register.

• The starting point is at the time the person blows on the embouchure.

• The frequency of the air column's vibration can be modified by changing the lip aperture or embouchure.

• Pitch and ornamentation (most notably bending tones) are controlled largely with the embouchure.

• He can also play the trombone and is proficient at developing an embouchure for a variety of brass instruments.