embouchure

em·bou·chure (äm′bo̵o s̸ho̵or′)

noun

the mouth of a river
Music
1. the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
2. the method of applying the lips and tongue to the mouthpiece of a wind instrument

Etymology: Fr < emboucher, to put into the mouth < VL *imbuccare < L in, in + bucca, the cheek: see buccal

Converse of subject

play: A real trumpet is actually played by an artificial embouchure, the visitor controls air pressure and the valves and hears the results.

Converse of object

have: It has quite a solid rim which is OK if you have an adaptive embouchure and very good for upper register playing.
require: Those which are higher require a particularly good embouchure.
use: She'd been trying to learn the horn using an oboe embouchure.

Adjective modifier

artificial: A real trumpet is actually played by an artificial embouchure, the visitor controls air pressure and the valves and hears the results.
double: In ' the trade ' this is known as a double embouchure - where the lips cover both the top and bottom teeth.

Modifies a noun

problem: Someone has an embouchure problem: " I can't stop leaking around the reed.

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