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glottal leak?

Author: GKF  Date:   1999-08-18 03:27 Please take a little time to help me, if you can... I have a "condition", I guess you could call it. I belive I have heard it called a "glottal leak". There was an article in THE CLARINET about it last year -- I need to go back and review it. But, let me try to explain it to you: When I play for a very long time, or play a very demanding piece (Copland Concerto, Debussy)-- my throat starts to make a scratchy sound as the air passes through it. I am unable to control it, and as I keep playing, the problem gets worse. After a few minutes of fighting this, it begins to feel as if the air is going back into my sinuses, rather than into the clarinet -- sometimes my ears even pop! This makes a successful recital nearly impossible, and is VERY frustrating. This may sound very strange to some of you, but I know I am not imagining this experience, because my teacher has had students experience it before, and as I said, there was an article written on it. The magazine article, by the way, said that sometimes it can be improved, and sometimes not. NOT VERY ENCOURAGING!!! So, if you have any suggestions, comments, or especially if you have had any personal experience with this frustrating "condition", please let me know --- THANK YOU VERY MUCH GKF

Topics	Author	Date
glottal leak?  new	GKF	1999-08-18 03:27
RE: glottal leak?  new	Joanne	1999-08-18 06:25
RE: glottal leak?  new	mike	1999-08-19 17:22

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