Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 2001/05

From: "Aimee E. Kratofil" <kratofil@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Professor Wheeler's tongue
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 07:03:36 -0400

Richard Bush wrote:

> Much of what a wind player does to make his or her
instrument respond is
> a complex mix of events happening before wind enters the
instrument.
> This set up probably starts at the belly button, involves
the vocal
> chord area of the throat, the soft pallet, the back of the
tongue, the
> internal dimensions of the mouth as determined by the
degree or drop of
> the jaw and then the vowel configuration or formation of
the tongue. The
> embouchure is then the last controlling factor before the
actual
> mechanism of reed and mouthpiece come into play.
>

Which is why, I think, that try as I might to get the
students to mimic the shapes (mouth, lips, etc) that work
for me, they don't all sound like me. The actual shape of
our mouth, and maybe even lower (lungs, throat) all affect
the sound quality, don't they? You know what they say about

variety...

Aimee Kratofil
http://www.pamusicteachers.org
Assistant Director, WooodWind Week

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