Klarinet Archive - Posting 000107.txt from 2007/03

From: <eefer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] orchestral sounds
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:05:18 -0500

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:51:29 -0800
Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com> wrote:
> Is "bright" a bad thing in a clarinet tone?
> Why? How
> "bright" is too bright? How "dark" is too dark? What
>units do we use?
> And, perhaps most important, what can I do to adjust my
>own tone in a
> specific direction along that bright/dark scale?

Well, you could always just make "bright" the new "dark"
and "dark" the new "bright". Really, it's subjective.
Decide which you want and then go from there. And
remember, the grass isn't necessarily greener on the other
side! Sometimes it pays to be happy with what you have
until you find a compelling reason to change. There
currently is no "Holy Grail" of clarinet sound.

Nancy (who personally admires both Ricardo and Sabine -
opposites, if there ever were)

Nancy Buckman
Orchestra AACC
Opera AACC
Baltimore Flute Choir
Broadneck Ladies' Flute Choir
eefer@-----.com

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