Klarinet Archive - Posting 000565.txt from 1998/11

From: "Robert Reyes" <robert_40@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Question:Define Overblowing
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:18:16 -0500

Hello evreyone,

I have a very interesting question for all of you on the list. Now
let me give you some background first. I'm 19, I've been playing the
clarinet for 9 years and just started getting private lessons recently,
and I am a member of the local youth band here in Norwalk, I'm also a
college student. Okay now when I began getting the private lesson my
teacher wanted me to get a bigger sound. Now I have that bigger sound,
and I have great control of the clarinet now. But in this youth band
there are some people in the clarinet section who don't like my big
sound. They have even said that I was overblowing. Well I want to shut
them up once and for all. Now I have my own defition of overblowing it
may or may not be the same as yours but all opions will be allowed here.

This is my defintion of overblowing: To have no control whats so ever
of the tone and notes, there for not allowing you to play and dynamics
or articulations. So it cause a rough sound which is not musical. I
know that all of you will have different answers So please feel free to
respond to my question. Thank you.

Oh by the way in case you were wondering my name is Robert.

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