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Re: Air is not focused/centered

Author: ned
Date: 2010-10-26 09:47

''My professor described to me that my air tends to "spread," making my tone not as resonant as it could be. How can I solve this? I've tried the following:''

Do you agree with him? How does he know that your air tends to ''spread''? If you don't agree there's nothing to solve.
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''....concentrate the air into a smaller area of the mouthpiece so it's more centered.''

What's this all about? I don't think one can make air concentrate into a smaller area.......that would mean that the edges (say) of the reed are not vibrating!? Have I got this right?
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''This will help focus the air stream toward the tip of your mouthpiece......''

Toward the tip of your mouthpiece.....................where else is the air likely to go?
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''my air isn't focused well on one point - it's spreading, meaning that when I blow through the clarinet, the air is all over the place......''

I must say that this statement baffles me.
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It seems that some folks are saying you might have an embouchure problem (highly likely) - air escaping from the corners of your mouth possibly - hence the ''hiss''.

Other folks are offering some sort of perceived advice by agreeing with all of the technical mumbo-jumbo concerning air flow and resonance and focused tones and the like.

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