Dizzy Gillespie embouchure

by Suzanne Giuriati Cerny

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Dizzy Gillespie embouchure

Artist

Suzanne Giuriati Cerny

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

"Bouch" is a French word meaning "mouth". Taken from an historic photograph, this small painting of Dizzy Gillespie is rendered in oil on canvas. The musician, Dizzy, is showing the children, in front of a large crowd of interested people, how to position the bottom lip to form the correct position for playing the trumpet. This link explains the whole method:
http://www.tsmp.org/band/trumpet/wurtz_embouchure_beginners.html

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March 30th, 2012

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