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Author: Bassie
Date: 2006-03-06 07:54
Theory says that the harmonic content - the 'colour' - of any musical instrument should increase as it plays louder - due to 'nonlinearities' in the mechanism of sound production (in the case of a clarinet, the vibrating reed). As you drive the instrument harder, the sound should liven up. On a clarinet, however, it's easy to play louder by relaxing. Beginners 'honk' and play flat - but even advanced players can get caught in the same trap in subtle, unconscious ways.
I'd say practice playing pp-ff-pp, concentrating on tone and tuning and *keeping the embouchure constant* (and not leaking out the sides) - and thus controlling the volume from deeper in the body. I had trouble with ff a while back and this was quite an eye-opener - I'd got into all sorts of bad habits.
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2006-03-04 19:21 |
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2006-03-05 16:32 |
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2006-03-05 17:21 |
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Arnoldstang |
2006-03-05 19:40 |
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andyrox |
2006-03-05 20:06 |
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Bassie |
2006-03-06 07:54 |
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2006-03-06 15:06 |
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2006-03-06 15:36 |
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2006-03-06 21:30 |
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2006-03-06 21:52 |
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2006-03-07 07:16 |
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2006-03-08 15:32 |
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2006-03-10 16:20 |
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