Klarinet Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2004/11

From: "Nicholas Yip" <clarinets21@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Does size matter?
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:28:33 -0500

As all is true below, the 2 students are so convinced that because of their
size, that they cannot produce a forte sound through their horns.

Nicholas Yip
Clarinetist and Music Teacher

>From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: RE: [kl] Does size matter?
>Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:49:11 -0500
>
>One of the most obvious possibilities is that something in the equipment
>chain is not responding, causing wasted energy somewhere that isn't doing
>anything (except making the student dizzy). The most likely possibility, if
>this is the case, is reed strength that doesn't suit the mouthpiece facing
>well. Is someone telling them to play #10 reeds because - well, just
>because...? It's hard (and eventually becomes impossible as the reed's
>stiffness approaches total rigidity) to get sound from a reed that won't
>move. Or on the other hand, are they trying to get a musical sound out of a
>"standard" student mouthpiece with the 1-1/2s that some manufacturers pack
>in the cases for beginners? A kid who just wants to make noise can be loud
>on almost anything, but if he is trying to do everything "right" the
>tension
>on a very thin reed (unless it's covering the equivalent of the Lincoln
>Tunnel) will stop the reed from vibrating. Either too much or too little
>resistance can, for different reasons, limit sound (volume) output from a
>beginner.
>
>Karl Krelove
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nicholas Yip [mailto:clarinets21@-----.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:07 PM
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: [kl] Does size matter?
> >
> >
> >
> > 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,
> >
> >
> > Nicholas Yip
> > Clarinetist and Music Teacher
> >
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