The CODE of embouchure

An educational movie about the fundamentals of embouchure & the introduction of a new revolutionary assessment tool for embouchure for brass musicians, brass tutors, physicians and therapists in music medicine.

The goals of this movie:
- Instruction movie about the Fundamentals of Embouchure
-Practical instruction of the assessment tool for embouchure in brass
- Integral part of the scientific paper "Fundamentals of embouchure" and the psychometrical process to create a valid and reliable assessment tool (a process that will take many years).

- Embouchure problems are common!
- Embouchure problems:
Difficulties in producing an optimal sound in a wind instrument
Medical complaints (in mouth area) hindering wind playing.

- Both tutors, doctors and therapists are confronted with embouchure problems!

- Succes pedagogical and medical/therapeutical methods:
variable - to low - adverse negative results!

- Pedagogical and medical/therapeutical methods:
Success ratio unknown!
Classicication, systematic observation, diagnostics and evaluation not possible!
No measurements instrument!

- In literature: not much valid and reliable information!
- In practice: different and conflicting expert-opinions!



STATEMENTS III
There is a strong need for a valid and reliable assessment tool for embouchure in daily practice!