Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2006-03-04 16:48
Think of what how a violinist changes his sound. He can vary the amount of bow he uses. He can vary the bow speed. He can vary the bow pressure. He can vary the place on the bow where he plays. He can also combine these elements in different ways to produce many different kinds of sound.
Our air is like a violin bow. We can vary the size of the airstream-sometimes I imagine my air is the diameter of a pencil for high notes, or large as a clarinet bell for a dark resonant low note. We can vary the amount of air we are blowing. We can vary the speed of the air. We can vary the air pressure and the the density of the airstream. Then we can combine these factors to make different kinds of sound. Say you want a deep, dark, lovely, resonant low note. Use a large air stream, lots of air support (pressure), small amount of air, and a low speed of the air flow. Maybe you need a more agressive, projecting sound on the same note if you are playing a passage with brasses. Use a smaller, denser airstream with a larger amount of air and a faster air speed.
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