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Re: Effect of Oral Cavity Size on Sound

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2023-06-08 00:19

I guess what I am saying is that sound.....as it pertains to the clarinet.......is all about the amount and quality of the 'pressure' on the reed vs the amount of the air we push IN THE MOMENT.

We have soooooo many different factors to play with that it is hard to winnow it down. But I think that having this gizm to either have in my mouth or not (it is mostly aesthetic, and somewhat about being able to make the proper sound for the letter "F") makes a drastic enough difference to pretty much clear up the size and shape theory.

I go back to the fact that we learn speech from a very early age and all of those mechanics are natural to us and we do them without thinking or even realizing what we are doing. So imposing what we think we are doing on clarinet playing may help some to improve but it is not an accurate description of what is going on.

Yes, Second Try, you are making a better sound but it is not because you are opening up your mouth, it is because of the subtle difference to how you are clamping the reed.

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

Post Edited (2023-06-08 00:35)

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