Beginner lip marking on music

[snowball]

I am working my way through James Rae's exercises for Sax. Some of them have the marking 'lip' with a little curve sign. What does this mean and how do you do it?

thanks

 

[TomMapfumo]

I would imagine that you are required to loosen your embouchure to start a note at a slightly lower pitch, before tightening to raise the pitch to normal (bit like a wah wah pedal- I can't recall the other name for it just as I write.

Kind regards
Tom😎

 

[Justin Chune]

I think the other name for it might be "scoop".

Jim.

 

[Pete&C.ballTenor]

Hi, I seem to recall that it's called 'bending the note' done just as TomMapfumo as described - used a lot in jazz

 

[Linky Lee]

That wouldn't be the 'schlurp schlurp' or 'schlurf schlurf' piece would it?
That was always one of my favorites in the 24 modern studies for saxophone I think it was called. Along with the rock n roll number just after it.

 

[AndyB]

I think the other name for it might be "scoop".

Jim.

There was a terrific article in a recent saxophone journal on how to correctly articulate the scoop in the Johnny Hodges style.