Julie DeRoche Masterclass (2008)

Posture

• Allows you to breath properly
• Allows you to think better and concentrate more
• Shoulders relaxed
• Back straight

Hand Position

• Hands should be in a V shape as if looking through a telescope

Embouchure

• Tongue in “Shhhhh” position
• Form embouchure around face
• Teeth line up (top and bottom)
• Open mouth as wide as one finger
• Pressure point is where reed rests on lip, where lip meets the skin
• Keep chin flat
• Round corners
• Top lip tight against teeth
• Seal from top down

Tonguing

• Stop the reed, not the air.