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Re: Frustrated in Blue

Author: BflatNH
Date: 2015-04-17 23:50

In the beginning of learning how to gliss, I found that reeds that are less 'resistant' (not necessarily softer) make it easier for me to gliss. The more resistant reeds tend to demand good finger (and pad) sealing to make the note, while 'easier blowing' (less lossy or higher 'Q' in engineering terms) reeds don't need much sealing to resonate more or less where you put your fingers.

The other part of less damping on the reed is to drop my jaw (maybe take in more mpc) and apply less lip against the reed. Sort of unlearning all the good technique that took years to acquire.

Warning: once you gliss, Klezmer starts to sound interesting.

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