Klarinet Archive - Posting 000330.txt from 2000/08

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Unloading.....
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:59:25 -0400

Bill Wright relates: -

> (snip) - the number of components is reduced by 50% as you go up one
octave. Two
> > octaves means 1/4 of the available components, and three octaves means
> > only 1/8 of the available components..

The scientists amongst us,
Is this a question of psychology, ( the source of Will. Wright`s theory)
or is there some real scientific basis for the peculiarity of this
(psychological?) observation? We >do have to work harder to aquire "tone
quality" in the high register compared with the chalumeau reg. Is tone a
scientific or psychlogical "component". Or both?We know that the >note
itself has components, i.e. harmonics or partials. But what about the >tone
of that note. All I can deduce immediately, after reading Bill`s piece is
that tone is produced not psychologically, but by the >physiological steps
of experimenting with mouthpiece, reed, ligature, correct embouchure etc.
AND THE EAR.
As I understand what Bill is saying, - that as the >lower components, (lower
partials) are reduced by the percentages shown, (as we play higher), then so
in turn, tone is reduced, (by the same percentage, or just plain reduced?)
Is >that why the aquisition of good tone seems to be more evasive up top?
Does >both Bill`s theory, AND the m/p, reed/ ligature etc campaign have more
or less equal contributing factors?

Sorry about more and more questions folks. You see I`m still
learning - - - -

Best,
Tony W.

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