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fuller vs. louder

Author: Sylvain
Date: 2006-03-04 04:07

I just came back from a chamber music coaching by our own Michael Norsworthy, where I was asked to play this crescendo and expand the sound.

I think I can make a pretty loud crescendo, but I struggle making the sound richer, fuller. I understand what Michael meant but I cannot translate it in terms muscle control, air speed, etc. I like to think I have a decent palette of colors, but when playing this sort Brahmsien crescendo, I feel my sound is only expanding in one direction: the amplitude.

Is there any teacher, book out there, which addresses how to make color changes? If somebody asks me to play with a crystal clarity to the sound, I understand what it means and I think I can, on a good day, achieve it. But how I do it is a mistery to me, which leaves me even more clueless when asked to sound fuller and can't seem to get it right.

Thanks,
-S
PS: Please do not mention equipment, my reeds, mouthpieces and clarinets are just fine.

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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>

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