Klarinet Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2003/12

From: "Ken Wolman" <kwolman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] The season to kill bad ideas
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:40:12 -0500

OhSuzan419@-----.com wrote:

> <<Sadly, it doesn't help me a bit trying to learn at long last
> how to tongue a reed while holding my mouth funny while bearing down on
> my diaphragm like a singer while trying to sound the long "e" vowel
> while blowing into the mouthpiece.>>
>
> Oh, yes, and remember, above all, don't forget to RELAX, since tension
> anywhere on the planet is the enemy of good sound. :-o

Oh yeah...I knew there was something else having to do with the jaw and
face muscles. Getting this to work all at once makes me feel like a
lion tamer: I'm the tamer, all the lions, and the raw meat:-).

ken

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Kenneth Wolman
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Sarnoff Corporation
609-734-2538

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