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Arnold Jacobs Almost Live
A live presentation featuring video clips of Mr. Jacobs

The Embouchure 

 

"I rarely find problems with the embouchure. That might sound strange because people come to see me because of problems with their embouchure, but frequently it is the embouchure reacting to a bad set of circumstances and failing—it is simply cause and effect."

Anatomical Charts, Jacobs' Mouthpiece Drills and 
Photos of the CSO Brass Section 
(From Phil Farkas' Art of Brass Playing)

Mr. Jacobs' famous embouchure trick! 

 Subjects in The Embouchure

Major Teaching Problems
Control, Air and Vibration - Control of the embouchure, Cranial Nerves; Fuel for Vibration; Vibration of the Embouchure; Blow without Buzzing; Isolation of the Lip; Length, Thickness and Tension; Tuba High Range/Rules;  Embouchure Length
Buzzing - Buzzing on the Mouthpiece; Buzzing without a rim, Buzzing with rim vs. mouthpiece, Rim Workout; Sound of Buzz; Buzzing with Decibel Meter
Jacobs' Mouthpiece Drills - Mouthpiece Drill #1; Mouthpiece Drill #2; Mouthpiece Drill #3
Double Buzz; Strengthening Embouchure Musculature
Mouthpiece Placement - Mouthpiece pressure against the Lips; Finding the spot; Feel of the embouchure; Changing Embouchures Position; Pictures of CSO Brass Section Embouchures
Mr. Jacobs’ Embouchure
Mr. Jacobs Works with a Student -
Changing Embouchure Placement
More!