Klarinet Archive - Posting 000691.txt from 2003/08

From: "Antoine T. Clark" <trioarioso@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Articulation problems
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:51:33 -0400

I wrote:

> >Do you stop the air to
> end the vibration of the note OR do you replace your tongue back on the
reed
> stopping the air with the air pressure still going behind your tongue?

Wendy wrote:
> You don't ever stop the air. You've got to keep the flow going even if
it's
> not coming out of your horn. If you stop the air after every 16th note
like
> that, you could hyperventilate. Okay, maybe not after just one measure,
but
> if you had a long passage like that...
> And that's just a side effect. It's for continuity and speed if you need
> it. And it's easier, too. That's to say nothing of the difference it
makes
> to the sound. Don't stop the air until you've got time enough to breathe.
>

That's correct Wendy. I would not stop the air especially since you only
have a 16th rests time to sound the next note. So the idea is to have the
tongue act as a valve while the air pressure is still present.

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