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Re: Most often repeated 'lesson'

Author: Tim2
Date: 2005-05-21 20:54

Brenda said "Clarinet playing is a physically demanding exercise...."

That's exactly right, IMHO. The muscles that are used for providing air support, in my mind are the same muscles that are used when any musician plays their instrument, including voice. The same muscles used to produce a good instrumental or vocal tone are those used to cough or grunt. While a cough is only for a short period of time, air support for a musical instrument needs these muscles to sustain their strength whenever producing a sound. It takes work to sustain air support, this is the exercise Benda spoke of and like a runner, may be physically tacing at first but with practice, it becomes part of the ritual. It's always there.

The air support needs to be there, whether playing forte or piano. Did you ever hear a unsupported (wimpy) sound from an opera singer? Even when they sing pianissimo (sp), the voice still carries to the far reaches of the stage and sounds rich and strong with good tone because it is supported, it has strength. That richness and strength comes not in the volume of air, but in controlling the volume of air used to produce the sound. IMHO

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