Klarinet Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 1999/11

From: klara hall <klahall@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Blowing with no fingers
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 03:04:54 -0500

> And I tried this out for myself, on the clarinet. Indeed, you can
> feel
> the vibration of the aircolumn through your fingers, and the
> vibration
> of the reed on your lip. Concentrating on these sensations seems to
> move your address to the instrument in the direction of *letting it
> vibrate* rather than blowing it -- which is what you want, of
> course.
> Students report that they find it helpful, too.

This has worked well for me (and my students) too. And if i can't feel
the vibrations, my hands are too tense.

> A good example of this for me is the experience of playing the
> clarinet
> in the low register with right and left hands reversed. The
> instrument
> seems to sound completely different!

> And better!> Try it:-)
>
This sounds interesting.

thanks Tony

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