Klarinet Archive - Posting 000601.txt from 1998/03

From: rack12 <rack12@-----.net>
Subj: Playing outside
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:23:27 -0500

>Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 01:55:47 -0800
>From: Ryan Lowe <ral@-----.net>
>Subject: Re: Standing with Bass Clarinet
>
>Just out of curiosity, how does it improve your sound?

Playing outside imporves your sound because the acoustics are so bad.
Your sound simply goes out of the horn and up to the sky. You get so
frustrated with the lack of volume and depth of tone that you are forced
to those things that are necessary to improve your tone quality. Try it.
Set up outside and play for an hour. It's a miserable experience at
first. After a week or so, you will find that your embouchure is freer,
your diaphram is tighter and your neck considerably more relaxed. When
you go back inside, you will be amazed at your new sound.

David Schorr
Mozart a la Carte quartet