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Re: Tonal variations from one day to the next

Author: NBeaty
Date: 2010-11-05 22:04

"Speed of your air and your ABDOMINAL MUSCLE PRESSURE should NOT vary"

Not to be argumentative, but sorry, this is completely wrong. While this statement may be useful for young students as a concept for air support, for all reality and practical purposes the amount of air, air speed and muscle pressure is not the same all the time.

This idea is about as useful as saying there's only one way to touch the reed in articulation.

Amount of air, speed of air, pressure from muscles in the breathing process, are all varying depending on the requirements of the music.

Perhaps the "no variation strategy" is why there are many clarinetists who have such a limited palette of sounds, colors, and articulations to work with...

Air support is indeed a constant thing, as the sound should always be supported, but it does not and should not mean that the amount and type of support should never vary.

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