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 Re: In search of a smaller sound.
Author: mjfoboe 
Date:   2010-04-12 11:25

Mike,

I very important posting ................

I have to say it is the reed. Projection and loudness are too different qualities.

Sometimes, in a large orchestra or if you are playing in a dead space, you might need that extra sound to cut through .

From my experience - if the reed projects - you will be heard even if the reed sound is less loud.

At my concert yesterday. I played the Intermezzo Sinfonica from Cacalleria Rusticana. I had an entrance on a High C which needed to be played softly, with a dolce voice, on pitch and project!

I had four good reeds - only one of them met my needs - and I chose it to play the concert -it was somewhat worn - it had a smaller sound - however it had a good core and projection - and was very stable in pitch. It was the strings, the flute and me - pianissimo - it worked well.

Trust your instrument, your reeds, and yourself - and get the cues from the audience and others whether the sound is projecting or not. What we sometimes hear up close is not necessarily what others hear.

Sometimes before a concert - I will record myself - to help choose a reed - in this manner - I get a more objective assessemnt of the reed and sound quality.

Mark
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