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AM I TOO LOUD?!?!?!

Author: BethGraham
Date: 2019-05-07 22:28

Hi, all --

I've been taking clarinet lessons since January and have just joined the local New Horizons concert band. (My background is in choral music and recorder.) As my husband says, I'm pretty much "punching above my weight" in this band, but it's a really good challenge for me -- that is, if I don't end up annoying my neighbors!

I've been reading old bulletin board posts, and stumbled onto this thread about loud players playing loudly:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=426387&t=426387

And I got to wondering if I might potentially be playing too loudly in my section. My problem is that I'm still so new to the instrument that I can't always hear myself among the loud brass players behind me, and I can't always "feel" the sound coming from my horn.

What sensations should I be looking out for as I play? What else would help me as I start out as an ensemble player? (I do plan on asking my seat mates to let me know if I stand out unpleasantly. So far, the band director hasn't given me the stink eye.)

For the record, I also joined the local New Horizons beginner band to help me get a solid foundation in group playing.

Post Edited (2019-05-07 22:29)

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