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Re: Fast air and volume

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-05-10 21:15

no

But that is (from my perspective) helpfull imagery. The clarinet sound is a pressure system. The air column in the clarinet (which is what is actually making the sound) vibrates when there is a pressure differential between the air in the horn (zero pressure) vs the air in aural cavity. Now I assume there is a point at which there are no longer an advantage to more pressure, but getting up to a good minimum is a hard concept for beginners who have not done it yet.

Now that you know where "loud" is, you can begin a long tone exercise where you diminuendo maintaining that robust timbre as you diminish to the point where the sound just fades out to nothing. Doing this the correct way, you should notice that you feel a good amount of vibrations under your fingers the whole time AND that you are continualling PUSHING with your abdominals.

Once you get used to it, your mid section won't feel sore any longer but you will always mantain a vibrant sound.

I don't understand the hesitance from some teachers about "loud." That is the one half of the only two tools we have as musicians (dynamics and time or rhythm). If you limit your maximum dynamic, you have much smaller pallette to choose from.

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

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