Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2010/09

From: "Mike Vaccaro" <mike@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] breathing problems
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:06:09 -0400

Bravo Richard.

Right to the point an correct.

Mike Vaccaro
www.MandMmouthpieces.com
www.VaccaroandStevensWoodwinds.Com

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From: "Richard D Bush" <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 1:38 PM
To: "The Klarinet Mailing List" <klarinet@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] breathing problems

> Janice,
>
> Whenever I meet with a new student, I always check out the instrument,
> mouthpiece and reed set-up. I continue sampling their reed/mouthpiece
> set-up at least once a month.
>
> A player is likely to develop a 'bite' if the reed is too hard for the
> mouthpiece. A player will play with too soft of an embouchure and too
> little air pressure if the reed is way too soft. The teacher must be
> responsible for maintaining a set-up that will work for the student
> while doing the playing in a correct way.
>
> Has your teacher ever tried your instrument, mouthpiece/reed set-up?
> If not, I suggest your teacher isn't doing all that good teachers do.
>
> I use Sterisol to disinfect the mouthpiece and reed before I play it
> and before I return it to the student. Sterisol is specially
> formulated for musical instrument use.
>
> Additionally, I do work on my students' reeds, whether they play
> clarinet, saxophone or bassoon. If their instrument has any problems,
> I am also a repairman and do whatever is needed to help them succeed.
> It is also important that the students' instruments play as well in
> tune as they possibly can. If a student consistently hears a certain
> pitch and that pitch is far from where it should be, the student will
> come to accept its tuning and will become conditioned to the bad tuning.
>
> Richard Bush,
> Teaching privately for over 50 years
> An instrument repairman since 1970
> A prolific maker of bassoon reeds for 40 years
>
>
> On Sep 3, 2010, at 6:57 AM, Janice Rosen wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I used to play the clarinet as a child and teenager and played every
> day for long hours of practice and performed in my high school band.
> I never had any problems with breathing or getting out of breath while
> playing.
>
> I stopped playing the clarinet for about 30 years (which I regret) in
> order to focus on college, graduate school, and career.
>
> Two years ago I started taking up clarinet and clarinet lessons as a
> refresher to rebuild my skills and its been coming along nicely.
>
> I am having a problem with breathing, though. I can't seem to play
> the clarinet for more than 15 minutes without getting out of breath.
> I do not have asthma. I never get out of breath when walking long
> distances or singing. I can sing all day without getting out of
> breath and can hold notes long and steady as well as professional
> singers can. I never got out of breath when playing the clarinet all
> day as a child or teenager.
>
> So now why am I getting out of breath so easily with the clarinet? My
> teacher says this is not normal and wants to help me find a way to
> overcome the breathing problem. I use a number 3 reed which my
> teacher says is just right for me.
>
> If you have any suggestions, we would be grateful for the help.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Janice Rosen
> Washington, DC
>
>
>
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