Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-10-26 17:32
crvsp wrote:
> I'm currently a high school player taking lessons.
Just out of curiosity, are you taking lessons in person or virtually?
> I'm
> mainly trying to get a more darker tone, or in other words,
> trying to accentuate the low end of the sound spectrum. Right
> now I'd say more of the upper/middle portion of the sound
> spectrum is coming through, but I feel like I'm lacking in the
> lower middle section which gives more resonance and a fuller
> sound.
Unless you're practicing with a sound analyzer and can actually see the overtone distribution your sound contains, you really don't know any of this. "I feel like" doesn't really go with this kind of analytic precision. You're better off, in trying to describe what you want, to find a player whose sound you want to emulate and then just say "I want to sound more like [insert player's name] and I hear myself now as sounding more like [insert another player's name]."
To many people, "dark" is synonymous with "dull," while to others it means "rich" or "round." But these words and others like them are (maybe) meaningful to you and don't communicate to others with any real precision what you mean.
Since no one here has so far found much if anything negative to say about your examples, you're pretty much on your own to look for ways to come closer to the ideal you have in your ear. Your teacher, if he or she is sympathetic to what you want, may be able to make suggestions, but ultimately once you've got the fundamentals of efficient tone production down, realizing your own concept is your own task to accomplish. You need to try various adjustments to your approach to see what moves you closer and what doesn't.
Do some online research to try to find out what equipment the players you want to emulate use and, if you can, try to get your hands on the same equipment - at least mouthpiece and reeds. See if these players have masterclasses or instructional videos online (YouTube, the equipment manufacturers' websites, etc.).
Always keep in mind, though, that you don't hear what others do when you play.
Karl
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