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 Re: Open tip mp, sounds great but I bite. Closed tip, no biting but sounds terrible
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2015-09-08 07:10

Boy, this could not be a more contemporary and relevant dialogue for me!


Yes, this has been confused by our greatest teachers. No less than Robert Marcellus had spoken of "fast air" to achieve a good sound. I am coming to my own peace with this in that that he (we) meant by this is that you want the most focused airstream for the given moment to achieve the best sound. Naturally (as I finally have conceded of late) there IS less air for quite passages and more air for really loud material.


Then comes HOW you get there. I prefer to control everything from the "abdominal muscles/diaphragm" combo. My rationale for this is how quick flute players and oboe players can operate this system to achieve vibrato. The other method is to vary the size of the oral cavity through the manipulation of the tongue. Placing the the tongue down and back causes the same volume of air to be slower at the mouthpiece/reed opening. Using that same volume of air with the tongue close to the roof of the mouth causes the air stream to be much quicker at the tip of the mouthpiece. I choose to stick with the later at all times. I think it makes constancy of timbre much easier and makes for more vibrant sound.






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