Jazz Styles                

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       3 differences between Jazz playing and Classical playing that will help you:

 

     1) In Jazz, some lower lip must cover the bottom teeth, but only about half as much as in                         Classical playing: this helps form the “sub-tone” embouchure which allows for more overall               flexibility.

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    2) In Jazz, there is an asymmetrical amount of mouthpiece in your mouth: the upper teeth are                covering more of the top of the mouthpiece than the bottom teeth/lip are covering the reed

        (this is also necessary for the flexible "sub-tone" embouchure).

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    3) In Jazz, the embouchure (and jaw) is more flexible than in the Classical style: in order to accent          hard enough, you may need to move your embouchure.

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