Tuba Embouchure Flashcards
A Tuba student is producing no tone, but you can hear rushing air. What are two causes of this problem?
a. tight, closed throat, air stream is restricted.
b. embouchure too loose, lips spread.
A Tuba student is producing a gargled tone. What are two causes of this problem.
b. embouchure too loose, lips spread
d. lips folding over teeth
A Tuba student is producing a stopped tone. What are two causes of this problem?
c. lips pinched completely together
d. Insufficient volume of air passing between lips
A Tuba student is producing a thin pinched tone. What are two causes of this problem?
c. embouchure too tight, lips pinched
e. insufficient volume of air passing between lips
A Tuba student is producing no tone, but you can hear rushing air. What are three remedies for this problem?
a. grip the tube more firmly
b. re-form embouchure “ Oh Squeeze”
d. emphasize “Oh” to open throat, keep tongue down
A Tuba student is producing a thin pinched tone. What are two remedies for this problem?
c. review deep breath and fast expulsion of air
f. loosen grip on the tube
Intense air. two remedies
b. de-emphsize gripping the tube, reform “oh-oo”
e. review tongue position and fast air
Intense air. two causes
c. lips pinched almost completely together
e. insufficient volume of air passing between lips
A Tuba student is producing a stopped tone. What are two remedies of this problem?
e. review tongue position and fast expulsion of air.
f loosen grip of the tube
A Tuba student is producing a gargled tone. What are two remidies of this problem.
a. grib the “tube” more firmly
b. re-form embouchure “oh-Squeeze”
A Tuba student is producing no tone, but you can hear rushing air. What are three remedies of this problem?
a. grip the tube more firmly
b re-form embouchure “Oh- Squeeze”
c. emphasize “oh” to open throat, keep tongue down
