Klarinet Archive - Posting 000052.txt from 2010/09

From: Janice Rosen <operanut@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] breathing problems
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:20:19 -0400

Jim,

Yes I am breathing from the diaphragm. I do those exercises with the notes=
, too, like you have outlined here. =

The reason I have a van doren mouth piece is because when I purchased this =
Buffet clarinet, the person in the store suggested I purchase a van doren m=
outh piece because it would be easier to put on the clarinet. the mouth pi=
ece that came with the Buffet the bracket holds the reed with two screws an=
d the person at the store said that the van doren reed with the leather ban=
d would ensure a more equal pressure and grip of the reed to the mouthpiece=
. =

Janice

--- On Sat, 9/4/10, James Leonard Hobby <jhobby@-----.net> wrote:

> From: James Leonard Hobby <jhobby@-----.net>
> Subject: Re: [kl] breathing problems
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:59 PM
> This has probably already been
> covered, but ... you are =

> breathing diaphragmatically, aren't you?=A0 If you're
> breathing
> wrong, not only will it limit the length of a phrase, but
> (I,
> at least,) always found it more tiring, overall..=A0 =

> =

> I always found it difficult to play a Van Doren
> mouthpiece.
> They constitently played really stuffy, for me.=A0 (I
> know that =

> most people like them.)=A0 I found Selmer mpcs much
> easier to
> use.
> =

> Also, try this:starting with throat F, breath completely
> out
> three times.=A0 Correctly fill back up with air.=A0
> Play the note
> for as long as you can hold it.=A0 Relax for a few
> seconds, =

> breathing normally, and repeat the same procress with E, =

> then Eb, D, etc. Time each playing, make a note of the
> time down to low F.=A0 See if this will improve your
> length of
> time of each session.
> =

> Jim Hobby
> =

> > From: Janice Rosen <operanut@-----.com>
> > =

> > It is a Van Doren mouthpiece and Rico reeds.=A0 =

> > Never thought that might be the problem.
> >
> > Janice
> =

> =

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