Klarinet Archive - Posting 001212.txt from 1997/10

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: long tone
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 00:41:11 -0500

On Sun, 26 Oct 1997 vjupton@-----.edu wrote:

> This teaches you where each note of the clarinet is on the reed... the
> best place for you bottom lip to be when you want to play the note.
> With each note the possition was slightly different from the position
> for the note before.

Among some bassoon teachers especially, there is a theory that says "every
note has its own 'pocket of resonance.'" What this means is that for the
best sound on a given note, a slight adjustment of the oral cavity should
produce the best tone quality and/or intonation. I believe this is true
for all woodwind instruments. However, I'm not aware of anyone who
advocates trying to change the embouchure for each individual note in a
very fast passage. That would be extremely difficult if not impossible to
execute, and would look pretty funny also.

Ed Lacy
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