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What exactly is a focused sound?

Author: BaconLord
Date: 2020-02-22 22:30

As I’m continuing my clarinet studies I’ve been focusing more and more on tone production. One of the most mentioned comments throughout masterclasses and lessons I’ve taken with the best clarinetists today is that my tone “is not focused.”
One clarinetist I look up to is Ricardo Morales. To me, he has a really centered tone with a nice balance of overtones (maybe sliding towards the more brighter side). Doesn’t sound spread at all.

Then there are players like Frank Cohen. To me, at first glance of listening to him, obviously it sounds way different and bigger. At first I thought his sound was unfocused, but then I start thinking. If he has an unfocused sound then he wouldn’t project in orchestra. But he does, so his sound has to be focused.

I always try to think of the vowel “EEE” when playing. I also think of playing like a cat hiss, so that the back of the tongue goes higher. But I’m still not fully satisfied.

What should I look for in the sound when trying to make it focused?

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