Klarinet Archive - Posting 000849.txt from 2000/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Article: Breathing and Support
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 10:45:57 -0500

On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:27:16 -0800, vsofan@-----.com said:

> Tony Pay wrote:
>
> > There are three main points where the current conditions modify the
> > dynamic obtained: the abdomen/diaphragm (the flexion of each), the
> > tongue (its position and shape), and the embouchure (many things).
> >
> > The second two change the sound as well as the dynamic.
>
> Tony
>
> Would you please explain how the position and shape of the tongue
> influences dynamics as well as the role of the embouchure?

Best not attempted, in a way. If you mean by 'explain how', 'give a
*scientific* explanation of', then I can't say anything in detail. If
you mean by 'explain how', 'tell me what position of the tongue has what
effect', then I'm almost equally stuck.

The effect of the tongue on playing isn't anything like as strong as the
effect of the tongue on speech, because the sound generator in playing
is downstream of the tongue. Still, doing with the tongue while playing
what you do with it when you whisper has the effect of making the sound
more 'whisper-like'.

Tony
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