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Originally Posted by davidjohnson play the note of your choice & use a finger to mash all around your lower lip. (for me, nothing happens. the note still speaks). however, when you do the same thing to the upper lip, the tone stops. (again, for me).
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Exactly. Lip buzz a pitch, touch the lower lip (without touching the upper lip) and you still buzz. Touch the upper lip and it stops.
The upper lip does most of the vibrating, I think the lower lip has sympathetic vibrations with the upper lip, but most of the vibration is upper lip.
Get some contact off the upper lip and onto the lower jaw/lip and gain some ease in playing. Dig into the upper lip and reduce your endurance and make flexibility harder.
It's all based on positive air flow and a great concept of sound in your imagination, then listen to what's coming from the bell. You can then make this adjustment over time, and it becomes a conditioned part of your playing!
