I know it has something to do with your mouth position (i'm guessing this is a french word or at least derrivative)

Could someone explain it to me also what is a good embouchure and a bad one? How do you tell if yours is good or bad?

Thanks people of amazing paitence and knowledge

It is the formation of the players lips whilst playing any wind instrument i beleive. There are different embouchures for different instrument; you will have to just mess around abit, till the note is in tune. Then your embouchure is correct

Its quite hard to explain what a good embouchure is, much easier to show. There are a few pointers, like, try not to smile ie, the bottom lip should be quite relaxed and not drawn at all to the sides. Look on youtube.com for videos by Jennifer Cluff, masterclasses with James Galway and Ninaflute - all have good videos on good flute technique including embouchure.

which instrument are we talking about? it makes a difference

You're sure Good Intentions plays flute??


She doesn't say...

A 'good' embouchure depends what instrument it is for. And as you don't say we can't advise you. What is correct on one will be very wrong on another. That's how so many go wrong either doubling or taught by non specialists (eg generic woodwind teachers not in the know)

And it's certainly NOT a case of 'messing around a bit until it's in tune'.

I just realised!! Noodle mentioned a flute in the post before mine and thats why I was thinking flute.

absolutely...

Good Intentions, do you have a teacher or are you DIY-ing??
If you've got a teacher surely he/she should be helping you with embouchure...
It's such a difficult thing to describe and so variable depending on the instrument, even on apparently similar instruments.

On the oboe I can tell because the notes don't speak or sound crummy!!