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Re: Air is not focused/centered

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-10-24 20:22

Focus for me is USING SUPPORT. That is, you need to really engage your abdominal muscles to PUSH the air out. This creates focus above all the other variables (reeds, embouchure etc). Leon Russianoff had suggested using a six by six inch piece of paper and trying to hold it against a smooth wall with just the stream of air from your mouth (much more effective at getting to the REAL meat of the problem than blowing through a straw). Keeping the paper from falling to the floor is the key.

Once you have the air focused properly, you will actually feel the clarinet resonate quite readily under your fingers.

.......................Paul Aviles

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