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Re: What is "Tonal edge"?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2009-10-08 16:13

He is talking about desirable overtones, overtones that help carry your sound to the back of the hall even at very VERY soft volumes. At any appreciable distance you don't really hear them (the listener that is, NOT the performer). How many times have you sat next to someone that sounded almost grainy but once you hear them from the perspective of the audience you can't believe what a wonderful sound they have?

By spot, I am sure he refers to whatever voicing, reed, mouthpiece combo you have to field to achieve it. Once you achieve it, THAT'S the spot.

...............Paul Aviles

P.S. Keith Stein's book is the "theoretical" bible for clarinetists

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