November 4, 2009 by John Ericson

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Tip of the Month: The Floating-Jaw Embouchure


In a prior post I mentioned the concept of a floating-jaw embouchure being a part of the world of trumpet pedagogy. It is an image that is perfect actually for horn playing in the lower register, and I expand the thought out further in this Tip of the Month now posted in The IHS Online, the website of the International Horn Society.

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Tip of the Month: The Floating-Jaw Embouchure
Published on November 4, 2009 by John Ericson

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