Klarinet Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 2004/11

From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Does size matter?
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:29:01 -0500

Nicholas,

I cannot comment without more information.

What mouthpiece/reed setup are they using?

Are you trying their setup or using your own?

Are you teaching them proper breath support and breathing techniques?

Assuming a good match in terms of setup, there is no reason why a small
person cannot produce enough air (barring physical ailments, of course) to
play the full dynamic range of a saxophone or clarinet. It is, however,
often more necessary for them to breathe correctly, at least in my experience.

-Adam

At 05:07 PM 11/1/2004 -0800, Nicholas Yip wrote:
>I have a saxophone and clarinet students that are both small and claim
>that they cannot blow alot of air through the horn. I had them play a
>forte on a space 'c' on saxophone and clarinet and the loudest they could
>get is in between a mp/mf. Now, I am not small, I am big, and I could blow
>a massive amount of air through the horn. I don't know very many small
>people that play sax or clarinet. Any help would be greatly appreciated on
>how I could these students. Thanks,

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