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Proportions of the Head (c. 1488 – 1489) is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
In a recent post, I considered the importance of not leaning over too much when playing the clarinet. A related issue is that of head position/weight. Leaning over when playing the clarinet can lead to biting down too much on the mouthpiece because of the weight of the head. FYI, the average adult head weighs about 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms). Imagine a 10-pound bowling ball on your neck!
Try it out for yourself and with your students.
NOTE: The above is a very slight revision of a previously published ClarinetMike Blog post with a cool Beatles reference in the title.
NOTE: Image above is in Public Domain and can be found HERE. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author’s life plus 100 years or less.
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Thanks for the tip. I never realized this.