![]() ![]() It is true that the horn can be played – and played quite well – with more lower than upper lip in the mouthpiece, but I think for a majority of horn players (more so than the other brass instruments), more top lip in the mouthpiece is necessary. I think in the case of the horn, the tolerances in terms of mouthpiece placement are much smaller due to the small size of the mouthpiece and the length of the instrument. But for some reason it is more rare to find upstream horn players. Upstream players are a minority of brass players on all instruments. Now it is definitely true that most brass players have the physical characteristics that make a downstream embouchure work best. This works great, if you happen to have the anatomy that is suited to a downstream embouchure, but Brain’s embouchure is an excellent example that it’s quite possible to play horn extremely well on an upstream embouchure, provided that your anatomy is better suited for it. ![]() Horn books almost universally teach a mouthpiece placement with around 2/3 upper lip inside. You can not only see the placement looking like it’s right on the red of his upper lip, but also see his embouchure motion (down to ascend, up to descend, for Very Low Placement embouchure types).įor some reason, horn players are very reluctant to consider this embouchure type as valid on horn. I would like to point out in particular the moment from 2:39-2:46 in the video. Boldin’s blog article has some still photos, I think from this video. Brain’s mouthpiece placement is quite low, even lower than most upstream players usually are. ![]()
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