Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2020-02-26 05:16
Two things come to my mind which makes it difficult to define "focused".
1) No two people have the exact hearing parameters.
2) Even if you had two such individuals, their interpretations would most likely differ.
Hence, no possible agreement.
I posted the sax link because I found it interesting that some responders described a good focused sound as one which had a fairly strong harmonic component. This is the same thing that the original poster of this thread described in Ricardo Morales' sound. So, I thought the similarity might be interesting to some people.
I asked quite a few questions as to narrow, medium, and large focused sounds. Did they exist... Well, this morning, I came to the conclusion that, yes, they do. However, not from the same reed instrument.
For example, I consider the oboe as being able to produce a very narrow, focused sound.
I consider the clarinet as being able to produce a medium width focused sound.
And, lastly, I consider the sax as being able to produce a broad, focused sound.
These are just my opinions.
Paul, I remember reading on this BB a story about two clarinetists who sat next to each other. One remarked how beautiful his companion's tone sounded and asked if he could try out his friend's clarinet. To his utter surprise, he couldn't make a sound come out of it! Purpose of the story...When you tried out the clarinet of your student who was having problems, it played just great for you. I surmise that your student's clarinet setup was more in alignment with your physical characteristics than the student's. Anyway, I look upon it as a possibility.
Yesterday, I listened to a YouTube clarinet lesson which was supposed to show the difference in sound between an EEEE tongue position and an open or Ahhh tongue position. The young lady went from E3 to C6 twice using the different tongue positions. In both tests, the young gal produced a very pleasant tone and I was actually rather surprised that the quality of the tone of both tests sounded exactly the same. I'm sure the pitch was slightly different, but, the quality of the tone sounded exactly the same to me.
Shall we end with Duke Ellington's expression:"If it sounds good, it is good?"
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