Author: A Brady
Date: 2010-03-06 02:00
I saw Raymond Wheeler present this information, including films (using a fluoroscope) of the movement within the oral cavity at one of the early Clarinet Conferences at The University of Denver around 1974 or so.
Fascinating stuff, especially as it seems to contradict some of the common concepts of high tongue position for high clarion and above. At the time, I must admit I didn't really grasp the significance of this presentation, but when I learned concepts of voicing (from Fred Ormand and others), my clarinet tone vastly improved. I consider clarinet and saxophone to be primarily "voicing" instruments, as exemplified in the teaching of Joe Allard and others, and my experience in teaching this concept to my students, as well as my own personal experience, has consistently borne this out.
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