Embouchure Fipple

closeup of khlui phiang aw s blowing end, showing blowing hole, block, , fipple

because of fixed position of windway respect labium, fipple instruments can make musical sound without kind of embouchure required (for example) transverse flute. however, not true no embouchure required make beautiful-sounding tone.

embouchure on fipple flutes centered on idea of focusing air inside instrument s windway , bore alike, following shape of bore. thus, bore wide bell @ bottom of instrument (as renaissance recorders) responds best holding throat wide open, direct airflow in wide current resonate entire length , width of bore. bore tapers down narrow bell (such in baroque-modeled recorders , school instruments) sounds best when lips used focus air tighter stream, focus air narrower bell @ bottom of instrument. idea resonate full length , width of bore airflow, focusing air accordingly. @ times, closing lips around beak of recorder or fipple flute focus air down narrow windway. important tone production on fipple flute.

while tight seal between lips , beak of recorder focuses tone, tight facial musculature produce raspy sound (with recorders, specifically). combination of clean seal lips around beak, relaxing of cheeks , face muscles, while allowing cheeks puff out in response flow of air, ingredients in greater recipe of factors produce focused, ringy tone. greater recipe of factors includes not embouchure, posture, articulation, breathing , fingering technique alike. care should taken not block windway teeth, filters , scatters airflow, producing less-than-focused sound fuzzy edge, speak.