Klarinet Archive - Posting 000899.txt from 2000/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Saxophonist problems
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:44:52 -0400

At 11:35 PM 10/15/2000 +0200, Charles Schneider wrote:

>1) My teacher and me plays with the teeth on the top of the mouthpiece.
>I was talking about the LOWER LIPS :
>It's more 'effective' for me to play with my lower lips more out of the
>mouth (but always curved on the teeth) than him. My actual teacher plays with
>his lower lip completly inside the mouth.
>I hope you can understand what i mean ;-)
>What is your advise on this?

I'd play both clarinet and saxophone where it is most comfortable, but too
much lip in the mouth could interfere with the reeds movement.

>2) About the barrel, my question can be:
>Why can we found short and long barrels ? How do they act on the sound and
>intonation.

A shorter barrel in general will raise your pitch, a longer one will lower
it. different internal tapers will have additional effects on intonation
and tone.

>I'm not so shure, it seems to me that that the resistance of my
>mouthpiece/clarinet is a part of my problem.
>3) - Why the Selmer 10S and Prestige model are really more confortable
>(naturel) for me ?
>
>My english is really to bad for alking about jazz saxophone embouchure and
>mouthpieces : very very open if you compare with clarinet mouthpieces and
with
>less resistance. (It's what it feel) .

I think you may be right, that it IS about resistance. If you are used to
a very open sax mouthpiece, which allows a lot of air through, you may find
that your air supply simply last too long when playing through the smaller
opening of the clarinet. Many doublers use a very open clarinet mouthpiece
to help compensate for this. Or you can just exhale occasionally and take
another breath, even though you have air left, just to get a fresh load in
your lungs.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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