Klarinet Archive - Posting 000107.txt from 2000/08

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Facial exercises?
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:49:02 -0400

The whistling idea was also introduced to me as a way of getting the chin
down. Beware though- not everyone whistles the same way. When _I_ whistle
the bottom of my chin bunches up- not what we were aiming for...

I like the isometric idea that Neil posted- particularly with the
mouthpiece- you can also work on articulation and if you're really brave
and alone you can actually _play_ only the mouthpiece and work on
flexibility. I've also used an exercise where you first pull all the
muscles away from the embouchure then pucker everything forwards in an
exaggerated Ooooh, Aaaaah. It looks pretty funny but gets facial muscles
moving that you may have forgotten in the years off.
Best Wishes,
Anne (also a come back player- and double- lipper)

At 08:36 AM 8/7/00 EDT, you wrote:
>I'm also a comeback player. We've got a lot of company here. Someone on
the
>www.sneezy.org bulletin board (I think -- or was it someone here on the
>list?) suggested whistling as a good exercise for improving clarinet chops.
>Well, I can't whistle worth a squeak. For me, it seems more worthwhile to
>spend the time practicing the clarinet itself, where I seem to make
progress,
>rather than working on the whistle, which seems totally hopeless. But if
you
>want to try this exercise at the office and drive your fellow Borg nuts as
an
>added entertainment bonus, may I suggest the song, "Whistle While You Work,"
>from the old Disney movie, "Snow White." It seems peculiarly appropriate,
>given the mailing address of this list....
>
>Welcome, BTW, and I hope you enjoy your comeback as much as I've enjoyed
mine!
>
>Lelia
>~~~~~~~~~
>Why delay today what you can put off until tomorrow?
>~~~~~~~~~

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Anne Bell bell@-----.net
Bayside HS Orchestra Director
ABC Index: http://www.anne-bell.sneezy.org/ MUSIC LINKS!
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