Klarinet Archive - Posting 000629.txt from 2001/09

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: air noise on articulating
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 23:21:30 -0400

Peter,

I'm not understanding clearly what the sound is. Is it the sound of escaping
air (you say you found a "minor" one) or something in the tone itself? When
does it start? With the first "attack?" How does he/she start the first note
of a legato passage? If the first "attack" (release) doesn't produce this
hiss, how is it different in execution from the ones that seem to cause the
hiss?

One thing that I've had come up occasionally is that a student's tongue
actually remains in contact with the reed during the note's duration. It
never completely leaves the reed surface, just presses harder when it's time
to stop a note and then releases just enough to allow a sound to start for
the next note. Although I don't remember the sound of this as a hiss, it
might turn into one, especially if it gets mixed with saliva from the tongue
rattling on the reed. Of course, you didn't mention mouthpiece and reeds in
the list of things you checked, but I'm assuming they were your first line
of investigation.

FWIW,

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Stoll [mailto:peterstoll2000@-----.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 5:07 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Re: air noise on articulating
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Just had a lesson with a new student who has a nice
> pure sound in legato, but even very slow with the
> famous Langenus tonguing exercise a noticeable
> constant hiss when articulating. We looked at air
> intensity, embouchure pressure, angle of horn, height
> of back of tongue and I checked for a physical air
> leak (I found a minor one on one-side of her slightly
> off-center embouchure). Any ideas/am I missing
> something obvious? Thanks!
>
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> Peter Stoll
>
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> Toronto Philharmonia
> Continuum Contemporary Music
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