To stop squeaking like a sick donkey and play the notes correctly, tighten your embouchure on the clarinet mouthpiece.
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Embouchure
/ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/
Synonyms for "embouchure" (34 found)
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6 entriesjaw positionlip roundinglip spreadinglip tensionoral aperturetongue position
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6 entriesbrass embouchureembouchure adjustmentembouchure developmentembouchure positionembouchure techniqueembouchure training
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you could see the twin lines running down from either side of his lower lip, etched in by the force of his embouchure, looking like extensions of his mustache.
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We approached Piteå at sunset. The view over the broad embouchure of the river, studded with islands, was quite picturesque, and the town itself, scattered along the shore and over the slopes of hills made a fair appearance.
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Passing by Conical Rock, an isolated peak which forms a conspicuous landmark, the coast trends to the northward to Cape Dudley Digges and on to Cape Athol. Beyond Cape Athol lies Saunders Island, at the entrance to Wolstenholme Sound, which like most of these inlets, forms the embouchure of a glacier-river.
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