Clarinet Blog: History, Technique, and Performance

The embouchure is perhaps the most critical and yet least understood aspect of clarinet playing. It is not simply "how we place our lips," but rather the mechanism that allows us to transfer the air from our lungs into the instrument efficiently. In his influential book Embouchure Building for Clarinetists, Larry Guy offers a detailed guide to developing an embouchure that maximizes tone beauty and purity of intonation.