Klarinet Archive - Posting 000751.txt from 1998/12

From: Gary Van Cott<Gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Gas flow rate in clarinet
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:19:43 -0500

Tony Pay wrote:
For example, I find that calling a student's attention to the fact that
we can play using a slower flow rate during certain parts of a phrase,
without compromising the musical result, often results in their being
able to realise their ability to play that phrase in one breath. This
can sometimes solve a musical problem for them.

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Please help me understand how this can work. I do not understand how, with
a given setup and on any specific note, that the amount of air put through
the horn can be altered without the volume of the sound changing
proportionately.

Gary
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