Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-09-24 06:49
Good advice about the duration of the tongue on the reed being the difference.
When you say "pressure builds up," I wonder what is going on. You SHOULD have continual air pressure in your mouth (much like a bicycle inner tube). I would even go as far as to say there is a minimum pressure threshold one needs to achieve a decent, resonant pianissimo.
When my students get a "funny" sound, it usually sounds more like spitting water mellon seeds across a room than an articulation. THAT is caused by generating the air at the same time as disengaging the tongue from the reed. The air needs to always be present.
Try playing very S-L-O-W-L-Y a brief note, followed by a space, followed by a brief note, followed by a space etc. It will sound like this: "TUT," ..... "TUT"..... "TUT" etc. (play at about 120=quarter with the 'tut' being just a blip on the down beat and the "space" being the other quarter note pulse).
..............Paul Aviles
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