Klarinet Archive - Posting 000354.txt from 2003/03

From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] problem with student
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 18:22:28 -0500

I used to be dogged with the term "warm air" constantly and I had no idea
what this meant. I knew that I had to open my throat to blow warm air, but I
had no idea what it meant to open my throat. Finally I was in a reahearsal
for an honor band and the conductor told everybody to blow in their hand
normally and then open their throat and blow. I then figured out what it
felt like for my throat to be open because the air in my hand was warm! WOW!

-Rebecca

>From: Janis Cadieux <klargrrl@-----.ca>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: [kl] problem with student
>Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:04:49 -0500
>
>I was wondering if anyone has had similar problems:
>
>I have a student who is really tense and who is frequently closing her
>throat when she plays. I'm always hearing that "uht" sound in the back of
>her throat. She is tonguing correctly but I think but puts way too much
>air
>through the instrument. I've actually asked her not too blow so hard
>(something I've rarely done with other students) and asked her to try to
>focus the air more like blowing out a candle. She's been playing a year
>now
>and I can't get her to stop this. She is in her sixties and has a music
>background which includes piano and choir so I thought with the singing
>background this wouldn't be so much of a problem. Does anyone have any
>suggestions?
>
>Janis
>
>
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