In this video, I go over the process of finding the right spot to place your top teeth and bottom lip on the woodwind mouthpiece.
I use the letters “f” and “v” to help place my bottom lip over my bottom teeth and for coming up to contact the reed.
I also talk about the proper mouthpiece angle for Clarinets and Saxophones, as well as using pitches from the piano to match the sounds from the mouthpiece.
Musician, educator, speaker and Everything Saxophone Podcast host, Donna Schwartz, has helped thousands of people of all ages, all over the world, boost their music performance and improvisation skills through private and small group coaching, and online courses for over 30 years.
She has created dozens of online courses, including Boost Your Blues Improvisation, Jazz Improvisation Explained, Supercharge Your Jazz Improvisation, Get a Killer Saxophone Tone and many others.
Donna has performed in the NY and Los Angeles metro areas with finalists from the NBC show, The Voice, members from Billy Joel, Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, Barbara Morrison and many other artists.
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