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RE: Improving Projection

Author: Brandon
Date: 2002-06-08 09:11

What has been said so far is good, but may not help you. Ken and a few others have pointed out the bottom lip idea. Yes, you should have very little bottom lip touching the reed. If you have a lot of bottom lip touching the reed, then you are killing the vibrations. Second, perhaps you don't have enough of the reed/mpc in your mouth. This could also kill the vibrations if you do not have enough reed/mpc in your mouth. Experiment with this. It may be uncomfortable at first, but changing bad habits can be difficult. Also, the reed may be too hard. Without hearing you, these are just a few of the things that could possibly be the problem. As far as listening to the great clarinetists, Marcellus, Leister, etc., listening to them will NOT improve your projection. Without proper instruction, you would have no idea how they were doing what they were doing. But try those three things out...bottom lip, more mpc/reed in the mouth, and perhaps a softer reed. See if those things will help. And the one fundamental thing of playing a wind instrument...AIR! Perhaps you are not supporting the sound...

Brandon

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