Klarinet Archive - Posting 000647.txt from 2000/12

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Stand or Sit?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:33:02 -0500

At 12:22 PM 12/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
>STand, sit, slouch, whatever.......
>
>Tone production is NOT about how much air one can pack into their lungs.
>
>It is about supporting the tone with the appropriate amount of airstream
>with the amount of force one wants to get the tonal quality desired. That
>can be just a whisper......

In my opinion, tone production has quite a bit to do with how much air can
and should be packed into the lungs. One of the major roadblocks to good
sound production for many students is that they do not have enough air
going in to properly support the air going out.

From my perspective, manipulation of the air stream on the way out is
significantly affected by how much air is in the lungs.

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Head, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

"A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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