Klarinet Archive - Posting 000375.txt from 2000/08

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fw: [kl] Unloading.....
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:12:32 -0400

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From: Tony Pay <Tony@-----.uk>
Subject: Re: [kl] Fw: [kl] Unloading.....

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000 20:21:06 +0100, tony-wakefield@-----.net said:
> > Joking apart, I am sill unsure as to whether it is BOTH the "dropping
> > out of the lower partials" when trying to hear one`s own high note,
> > AND the additional hassle of reeds/mouthpiece/embouchure control etc
> > which makes the acquisition of "good" tone more difficult than the low
> > register.

Tony Pay replied:
> Well....
> Suppose there is such a thing as a 'good' tone. Then it's necessarily
> characterised by a relationship between the strength of the partials,
> because that's what tone *is*, for a given pitch. Then, other things
> being equal, it should be *easier* to learn to establish such a
> relationship between fewer partials (higher notes) than it is to
> establish such a relationship between more partials (lower notes).

Tony W, says:
It`s not easier tho` is it? Because of the higher notes being more
"invasively detrimental" to one`s ear(?), than the warmly heard lower notes.
Would the >ear, (nose & throat) specialists I wonder, >abolish these high
notes in order to preserve the health of the human ear? Silly, but
humorous - well I thought so - - -
Time for a syringe out - - - or rather ear plugs? I wonder do any musicians
wear them. Post
a short time ago discussed brass players having to wear them due to the ever
expanding size of bores -
DON`T SAY A WORD!!!
Best,
Tony W.

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