Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2022-01-27 00:42
Just throwing this out there, but this time of year with the 24/7 heating in the northern regions the interior spaces are VERY VERY dry (very low humidity), so cane reeds (if you're even getting them to work reliably) will be brittle sounding.
The Vandoren V21s will be rounder sounding (they feature a straight cut at the base of the vamp that help make the sound less "forward."
Outside of that, you have to start trying different things with HOW you apply embouchure pressure, and HOW you manipulate the "pressure zone" in your oral cavity. If you truly have a relaxed embouchure, start trying more double lip (and think "wrapping" your lips AROUND the mouthpiece......making the area of contact over the lower lip even meatier; more "crinkled").
The oral cavity thing is a bit more dicey to describe but it is kinda what we do to get a richer, more stable sound out of the altissimo. If you leave MORE space toward the back of the tongue (a lowering of that area without really going to the "AHHHH" configuration) throughout the full range, you'll find the sound becomes less overtone rich. Just keep in mind that the overtones are what you WANT if you're trying to project across and orchestra.
.....................Paul Aviles
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