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Just for discussion: resistant or freeblowing setup? Why?

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2015-11-02 21:56

Been thinking about it and everyone has their preference. But I'd like to hear just a nice discussion as to which you prefer and why.

Myself? I lean towards freeblowing. I CAN play a resistant setup, and right now one of my clarinets that play (my outdoor one) is VERY resistant, but I can make it work. I just prefer to not to have to work hard.

I seem to see the advantages/disadvantages of both, and in different times of playing life. You would NEVER give a beginner a very resistant setup, because that would almost immediately discourage them. But I think a resistant setup can really help to develop some good breath support, and I think it can almost be used as a tool to help develop better support overall throughout the registers.

I don't want to have to work hard to play. But I also believe that some resistance really helps me control volume and pitch as I don't have to worry about "popping" in on a note too loud while also trying to maintain good breath support.

Just curious. I remember playing my setup against a friends and his was MUCH MUCH more resistant than mine. To the point where I was turning red trying to get air through the instrument (I looked and felt like a freakin' oboe player playing that thing!)

So what's YOUR preference?

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