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embouchure

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The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.

The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.

The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure.

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According to Knepper, this ruined his embouchure and resulted in the permanent loss of the top octave of his range on the trombone – a significant handicap for any professional trombonist. Source: Internet

As a result of its design, the cornett requires a specialized embouchure that is, initially, tiring to play for any length of time. Source: Internet

As he had not played trumpet for the better part of three years, regaining his famed embouchure proved particularly toilsome. Source: Internet

For example, the timbre of a trumpet changes when a mute is inserted into the bell, the player changes their embouchure, or volume. Source: Internet

Because of the importance of the tongue in this method many refer to this as a "tongue-controlled embouchure." Source: Internet

Beginner flute-players tend to suffer fatigue in these muscles, and notably struggle to use the depressor muscle, which necessarily helps to keep the top lip directing the flow of air across the embouchure hole. Source: Internet

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