Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 1999/12

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Blackmaster reeds
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 14:21:12 -0500

Diane,

When you're not doing your upper respiratory neurophisiological work, why don't
you teach clarinet lessons? Every time the student gets better, you have to too.
Great way to keep growing and still stay in touch with your youth.

"Diane Karius, Ph.D." wrote:

> >
> > << When I finally got the "right" reed strength (using
> > V12's) the blowing resistance _decreased_ (which I hadn't been
> > expecting - >>
> >
> > Diane....that's because the softer reeds were closing up. It made you feel
> > like you had to blow harder!
>
> Yeah - I figured that out in an embarrassingly long time for a
> respiratory neurophsiologist who talks about control of the upper
> airway musculature and what happens when those muscle collapse!
> Of course, part of that was I was convinced the reeds should be too
> hard!
> Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
> Department of Physiology
> University of Health Sciences
> 1750 Independence Ave.
> Kansas City, MO 641o6-1453
> email: dikarius@-----.EDU
> http://uhsweb.edu/physio
>
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