Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2006/09

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] soft palate air leak
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:42:36 -0400

Presuming that the judge tried to describe accurately the thing
that he heard, I'm not in the least sure of what "throat
breathing" is. And if I were a shy youngster having played in the
state solo final, and the judge (a judge or "the" judge) said
that to me, the rational question to ask (and which no youngster
would even presume to ask) is, "please explain to me what you
mean by 'throat breathing.' I'm not familiar with the term."

And even now as I try to comprehend what was meant (under the
assumption that the judge heard something), I can't figure out
what it was. On is supposed to breath out through the throat,
and if your daughter were breathing in through the nose, her
teacher surely would have brought that matter to her attention
quickly (unless she were learning circular breathing).

Judges are often strange people. They may be qualified players
and even thoughtful ones. But the terminology in use in the
clarinet world is often off the wall descriptions. I have been
arguing about "dark sound" (for example) for years. There are
lots of others. Now I can add 'throat breathing.' One possible
cure is surgery where a flap is inserted over the windpipe.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: DeDore [mailto:dedore@-----.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:35 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] soft palate air leak

My daughter competed in a state solo final
in May and the judge said he heard 'throat
breathing'. She does have allergies, but otherwise
her embouchure & breath support have been worked
on and seem to be in good shape. We couldn't
figure it out.

By the way, your discussions open up the clarinet
world to her. Thanks.

At 11:44 AM 9/7/06 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/7/2006 8:54:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>slrolf@-----.net writes:
>Sometimes, during the course of a tonsillectomy, tissue from
the soft palate
>is inadvertently removed. If enough is removed, then the
nasopharynx won't
>properly/fully close. This seems to have been more prevelant
during the
>surgical era that you describe
>This happened to me, as a teenager. My doctor finally prevailed
on my
>parents to have my tonsils removed, when I was a senior in High
School,
>since I had
>persistent ear and throat infections. After the operation, when
I played, I
>had a noticeable, noisy air leak, that continued for several
months. (It
>also
>felt funny).
>
>I remember being stopped in a scholarship audition, by one of
the teachers,
>who asked "What's that NOISE?". Very embarrassing to a 17 year
old.
>
>It eventually stopped by itself. Maybe my adenoids grew back?
>
>Walter
>www.clarinetxpress.com/bass.html
>world class bass clarinet mouthpieces
>
>
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