| I wanna take a stab at that one Manny if you'll let a youngster. No sir, the pivot system seems to be another way to reduce/enlarge the grip/pressure and/or airstream entering the horn and holding the note. I do not use the pivot system and my embouchure only very slighty changes from lows to highs. I believe the "formula" in whatever respects that takes to an individual remains constant and the only change comes in the varibables. For example: we know we must have a balance between lip strength and air flow to produce a note. Each individual has their own balance, but we know that if one is over powering the other than the note won't speak... Yeah, go Tim! Yee-HAW!! ok, anyways...
Nick, another thing ya might want to mention in consideration of the grip is the use of pressure. I try to use as little "pressure" aka armstrength as possible in the higher registers, however, there must be a tiny amount to hold the grip and the volumne changes of air between the inner mouth and the inner cup on the mpc... or is that just going too far? Cause I know a bunch of people who will "overblow" by not understanding this concept, they will either blow so hard that their mpc slips off the face or use enough armstrength to pop a few teeth out.
Edit: Ya know Nick, another interesting subtopic might be "tricks of the trade" such as shakes (east coast vs west), trills, glisses, rips, growls, mute effects, etc.
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