Improvement of the action of lips and embouchure in the play of brass instruments

Sandis Bārdiņš; Māra Marnauza

doi:10.17770/amcd2014.1325

Authors

Sandis Bārdiņš Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (LV)
Māra Marnauza Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (LV)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/amcd2014.1325

Keywords:

brass instruments play, brass playing pedagogy, buzzing, creating of the sound, development of embouchure, lips

Abstract

Embouchure, along with the activities of breathing and tongue, is one of the main components for qualitative sound creation in the playing brass instruments. In practice, there are various views about principles and methods of creating the embouchure, however, when talking about choosing the appropriate pedagogical methods, it would be important that the methods are based on the knowledge on the physics of the sound creation, as well as the anatomy of embouchure and psychophysiological processes. The article looks at the most important contradictions in this area and presents logical solutions for creating the embouchure in the pedagogical work for music school teachers and students.

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