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Author: ClaRiNeT_CaNdY
Date: 2003-11-03 00:46
It happens to me sometimes, and since my embouchure gets weak and loose, my sound geTs v flat, sometimes i won't be able to even play out any note, there would only be air coming out. Is there any way to prevent this?
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Author: William
Date: 2003-11-03 02:27
The only way to develope increased stamina is to practice for increased time durations. Richard Stoltzman claims to sometimes practice for ten hour periods. I suspect that most players on this website practice somewhat less daily, but the bottom line is: if you want to be able to play without getting tired, you have to work at it in the practice room and build the embouchure strength you need. I recommend a minimum of two hours a day in addition to your normal rehearsal and performance time. Longer would be better. And stay focused--don't watch the TV at the same time, in other words. Intensity is the key to success. Hope this helps.........
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Author: Brenda
Date: 2003-11-03 02:47
There's good advice in the clarinet books that have been recommended on this site. Sometimes we have to go back to the rudiments, Clarinetting 101, and check ourselves in case we've slid back into bad habits. Once a good embouchure is formed then practice for longer periods of time, step by step. It'll get stronger. There's no other way that just exercising it as William wrote - you're dealing with muscles here.
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-11-03 03:06
Like any type of muscular exercise. Endurance and or strength come from training via repetition and rest. When training with weights for example if one wants to increase endurance, light weights with high repetitions interspersed with periods of rest shorter than the repetition period. For strength, heavy weights with low repetitions and of course rest but for a longer period than the reps. The rest period should be a multiple or division of the repetition period. There is also some value in hyper-extending on limited, I mean limited, occassions. Hyper-extending is where you work to total exhaustion and then some, followed of course by the mandatory rest, in this case for 24 hours or more.
To put this into a wind and brass instrument perspective. To increase clarinet endurance, for the type of playing that is normally called for, it would be appropriate to practice for moderate periods at a softer dynamic than actual playing, say for 20 minutes, followed by rest of say 10 minutes. With saxophone, for commercial, big band, rock and roll where the playing is fairly dynamic you might practice at the performance volume or even louder for a short period 5- 10 minutes and rest for 20. In the extreme, screech trumpet players might work for 2 to 5 minutes at extreme range and volume and rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
This is a calisthenic approach, not a musical approach, and was advocated by a saxophone player named Carmine Caruso who taught mainly trumpet players but there is some sense in the approach if applied correctly. Remember REST is essential in any muscular training.
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