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 Re: How much air to put through the horn?
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2021-02-19 06:05

I find it helpful to know that the what is actually producing the sound we hear is the vibrating column of air ALREADY in the horn. We are only activating it with the reed......and we need air to activate the reed. That said, to get that initiating vibration to work best, we need the air we produce to be very very steady (at whatever amount that is; more for louder, less for softer).


Here's what I'd suggest to start off with the right "feel." Without clarinet, take a really big breath and hold it. Now push (while still holding that breath). You should feel your mid section tighten. When playing clarinet, it should feel like that all the time (the effort I mean). With the next step you should be able to hold your breath from down at your mid section (not in your mouth).......mouth open, no obstruction. Now, if you pars that air out S-L-O-W-L-Y, then that is what one does to get a good pianissimo. From there it merely more and more release of air for more and more sound.


There is also a some amount of tight rope walking between air and the amount of effort of your embouchure. But if you use a smaller tip opening and softer reed (say, for double lip), everything becomes that much more subtle.





.................Paul Aviles
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