The position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument or sometimes referring to the mouthpiece of a musical instrument
Shape and position of the mouth at the mouthpiece of wind instruments. On woodwinds the player adjusts pitch and controls the octave placement by variations in the embouchure; on brasses the player, by changing the embouchure, forces the pipe to sound at the required overtone or partial of the available harmonic series. It is fitting to remark to attractive wind players: "My, I admire your embouchure."
The way you look when you've been playing the Krummhorn. first inversion Grandpa's battle group at Normandy.
the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
The manner in which one must form the mouth in order to play a wind instrument
The mouth formation used to play an instrument.
How you use and hold the muscles around your mouth to play wind instruments. The embouchure varies according to its instrument. For double reed instruments (including oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn, Bassoon, and Contrabassoon), the embouchure is likened to a drawstring bag in that it is rounded. The jaw is lowered and is slightly back for the lower instruments. The lips cover the teeth to create a cushion for the reed vibration.
The placement of the lips, lower facial muscles and jaws in playing a wind instrument.
The position of the mouth in the playing of wind instruments.
a French term for what wind players do with their lips