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Author: Firebird
Date: 2007-11-08 13:33
Are there any differences between the French school and the German school embouchures?
Curiously, how do you get a brighter or darker sound by changing your lipping?
Here's a rather interesting paper on embouchures;
http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1436/umi-uncg-1436.pdf
Chan
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Author: MichaelR
Date: 2007-11-09 21:05
DavidBlumberg wrote:
> "warmer air" and less lip tightness on the bottom - darker
> sound
"warmer air"? ??
Would you elaborate please?
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Michael of Portland, OR
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Author: kilo
Date: 2007-11-09 21:30
I'll give it a try.
If you wanted to fog a mirror you would most likely expel your breath with a "huh" — whereas cooling a spoonful of soup would probably call for a more focused "whistle-like" technique. Strictly speaking, the temperature of the breath is probably not that different, but a concentrated stream of air, moving at a higher velocity, will definitely seem "cooler" than an open-mouthed exhalation from the depths of the lungs.
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2007-11-09 22:40
Kilo,
That is the best description of the difference that I've read on this BB so far! I don't even want to recall all of the other vague descriptions that invited so much argument.
For myself, however, I guess I just don't play with a dark sound.
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: OmarHo
Date: 2007-11-09 23:25
Sounds interesting, and I agree with the quotation that David got from the article. I've experienced that happening one day. I felt that I was "trying too hard" and forcing my air so I slowed it down I immediately noticed this change in tone colour.
I'll try reading the actual article when I get the patience...
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2007-11-10 02:28
The term would actually be slow air instead of warm air.
Wurlitzer is really big on that concept.
I use whatever air speed to get the tonal concept that I need for the piece that I'm playing. Best compliment I ever got was from Cello teacher Marion Feldman of the Manhattan School after I played the Brahms Trio at the Fame Festival (I was clarinet faculty there) she said "I've never heard a Clarinetist with such a large palet of tone color before".
Assuming that she liked it ..... 
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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