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Re: Support

Author: clarinetwife
Date: 2005-05-21 15:28

Tony Pay wrote:

>
> But you can blow the clarinet well in this sense without using
> 'support' at
> all. When you're playing very loud, for example, your
> abdominal muscles are
> pushing the airstream only against the resistance of the
> reed/clarinet
> system.
>
> On the other hand, when you play more quietly, you may want to
> 'support' the
> action of the abdominal muscles by providing an opposition from
> the
> diaphragm, reducing the pressure of the airstream, in order to
> have better
> control.

Very interesting topic! I have always thought about the relationship of "support" as a physical mechanism and "intensity" as a concept that one needs to have a good sound at a soft dynamic. It is not easy to wrap the mind around this, and your treatment of the subject above is the most concise and understandable I have seen. Thanks!

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2005-05-21 15:28