Embouchure

As an approach is referred to the technique of attaching a wind instrument at the mouth of the musician. This includes not only the exact positioning of the instrument and the right lip and jaw position, but also referred to the player's ability to play persevering with continued good sound quality. Thus one also speaks of that " lost the approach " for longer Übepausen first.

The approach techniques for woodwind and brass instruments are fundamentally different, as both groups of instruments different tone generation principles to follow.

Woodwind Instruments

In woodwind instruments, the approach is used to transfer the air flow generated by the player on the best vibrator on the instrument mouthpiece ( reed or Anblaskante ).

Brass

For brass instruments, the vibration is generated by the muscles of the player's lip and transmitted by means of the mouthpiece only in the column of air in the instrument. An increased lip tension associated with an increased air pressure is a prerequisite for playing high notes. Since, in contrast to the mechanical vibration generators of the woodwinds of the lip muscle fatigue over time, the approach has a significant impact on endurance, the sound and the ability to play high notes on brass instruments in accordance with the training of the lip muscles.

In both cases, the exact position of the mouthpiece to his lips varies both as a function of the instrument and of the individual techniques of the player.

67778
de