Klarinet Archive - Posting 000393.txt from 1998/11

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Palatial Air Leak
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:48:11 -0500

> Whenever I play for an extended period of time, a sound comes out of
> my throat that sounds like an air leak. I think it's called a Palatial
> Air Leak (I remember reading something about it in the clarinet journal).
> I have tried everything short of cutting my head off, and that incessant
> noise still comes from my throat. Do any of you know what it is?

It's hard to imagine a sound coming out of your throat
while producing a tone on the clarinet, unless you're
actually vocalizing while playing, in which case you
would not get a clarinet tone, but rather a growl. Is
there a corresponding physical sensation that you feel
-- in your throat -- when the sound emanates from your
throat? You say it sounds like an air leak. Did you
have a tracheotomy recently? (alright, silly joke).

It seems like the best way to determine the cause
and solution would be to ask your teacher. Surely
he is aware of it as well if you're doing it during
lessons. Who teaches at Indiana these days? Howard
Klug? Have your teacher help you determine exactly
where the sound is coming from, as well as how to
eliminate it.

Neil

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