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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000033.txt from 2007/10

From: "Edward B. Flowers" <flowerse@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Play loud ...and louder!
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:11:48 -0400

Harold,

(1) Practice more; beef up your embouchure and play more open reeds.

(2) You could also switch from your sweet-sounding Loree Royale to an AK
bore. The AK bore widens more quickly and is louder.

I watched Sherry Syler do (1) above at last Sunday's Double Entendre
concert at the Goethe Institute on 5th Avenue.

Stuart Dunkle emphasized point (2) while coaching me this summer at
Wellesley. He domonstrated how loud his AK bore was and he also played a
very open reed.

These two points really do work.

(3) I should also point out that the AK bore has a more penetrating (and
variable) tone which will cut through the other loud instrument sounds.
But I don't like this tone for chamber music--it sounds terrible in the
upper register with a flute.

Edward B. Flowers (ob, EH)
New York City

HAROLD wrote:
> Dear List:
> "Can everyome please play softer!"
> I found myself yesterday at an orchestra rehearsal making this exact
> request.
> But it seems to be to avail: we seem to be playing louder and louder
> these days.So here's my question:how do we play loud and ... louder?
> Besides using a microphone on my oboe or EH ,I have tried taking less
> out of the reed and favoring the silver Chudnow tubes over the gold
> for this task.Any other suggestions?
>
> Awaiting all suggestions!
>
> Rgds,
>
> harold emert
>
>
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