Klarinet Archive - Posting 000826.txt from 2001/01

From: "Aimee E. Kratofil" <kratofil@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hissing Air
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 08:12:45 -0500

There have been a variety of responses about the possible origin
of leaking air from around the mouth. I had this problem as a
music major in college (no problem of lack of practice). I
finally discovered that when I leak, the read is warped (does not
lie flat on a flat surface). For me, it was and still is as
simple as that. Isn't it great when a problem has an easy
answer? (I also discovered that you can buy wide, coarse nail
files/emory boards at beauty supply stores to use to fix warped
reeds. My students can squeeze them into those incredibly tiny
spaces in their cases.)

Aimee Kratofil
Greensburg, PA
http://www.pamusicteachers.org

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