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Re: Nielsen and Bonade inverted

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-01-29 20:29

Some of that ring is controlled by the way you shape the inside of your mouth. Lots of clarinetists have written tons of material on the general topic of tone production. Consistent among most of the suggestions is that the mouth tissues should not be pulled rigid and that the throat or back of the mouth area should be relaxed. Often when try to "make" an open throat, you actually end up closing something farther back where you don't have conscious control. Also commonly recommended is to avoid pulling your tongue downward (often a part of "forming an open throat") to provide more space. The result can be rigidity and an inhibition of resonance. Forming different vowel sounds with your tongue and oral muscles will give different results. You can pick from a fairly varied spectrum of sounds in this way as long as you don't cause tissues to become stiff and inflexible.

As always, the equipment can make it easier to get the sound you want, but the sound itself is largely formed before the air reaches the reed.

Karl

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