Klarinet Archive - Posting 000268.txt from 1994/02

From: Karen Noel-Bentley <karennb@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Michael Favreau's explanation of vibrato
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 02:04:11 -0500

On Thu, 17 Feb 1994, Dan Leeson wrote:

> And from that I concluded that the lungs expanded, pushed against
> the diaphragm, and it, in turn, pushed against the stomach which
> was able to pop out because the abdomen has no bony structure to
> prevent it from moving in and out.

I certainly don't claim to be an expert on anatomy, but it's my
understanding that in inhaling, it is the diaphragm that expands down,
thus causing the rib cage to expand, thus causing the lungs to take in
air. During exhalation, the diaphragm rises up, and the reverse happens.

This may not be a precisely technical description; my point is that it is
the diaphragm itself that initiates the inhalation/exhalation. Sorry if
I'm getting off topic.

Karen