Klarinet Archive - Posting 000649.txt from 2000/12

From: Ann H Satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Stand or Sit?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:33:04 -0500

Walter,
Thank you for this clarification.

(I was groping InTheDark for the same point.)

Ann Satterfield

ps. flute--or tuba or voice

On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 12:22:07 EST GrabnerWG@-----.com writes:
> STand, sit, slouch, whatever.......
>
> I simply do not understand the purpose of this discussion.
>
> 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......
>
> Now, I'm a pretty big guy (6', 195 lbs) and I play the bass
> regularly. I have a LOT of lung capacity. If I filled my lungs
> totally every time I took a breath while playing, I would have air
> left over at the end of most phrases, and would have to exhale
> before inhaling, like an oboe player.
>
> It doesn't seem to matter if I'm standing, sitting erect, slouching,
> etc. Now, I have been playing wind instruments for 39 years, so it
> could just be second nature......
>
> If you want to know what it's like running out of air, play flute
> for awhile! (I had to pass juries on all woodwinds while at U. of
> Mich.) Clarinet is a breeze after that!
>
> Regards
> Walter
>
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