Flute embouchure

1. What is the correct flute embouchure?
2. Do your lips touch the flute?
3. How do you do embouchure?

What is the correct flute embouchure?

The corners of the lips should be a bit firm with the lower lip squishing out over the embouchure hole. The bottom lip should look relaxed and not tight. The air should be directed at the outer edge of the hole with approximately 60% of the air going into the flute to achieve a full, beautiful sound.

Do your lips touch the flute?

In general, your lips should cover about ¼ of the flute embouchure hole, though as you start to work on different notes this will vary slightly from the higher to the lower register. To start simply, most flutists begin by forming their lips to make a pooh sound across the hole of the flute.

How do you do embouchure?

To form the correct embouchure, here are a couple of tips.

1. Pretend to whistle. Freeze that position, and put the oboe reed in the mouth. ...
2. Pull your bottom lip over your teeth. ...
3. Pull the lip out and down and stretch it across the teeth. ...
4. The teeth should be far apart, and the not putting any pressure on the reed.