Blowing
- lauriet
- Posts: 73
- Joined: May 06, 2018
I'm working on:
Keep the air flowing through out the passage, and use the tongue to interrupt the air to produce the notes.
Should I blow like blowing through a straw OR
should I blow like I'm misting a mirror / sighing out ???
Keep the air flowing through out the passage, and use the tongue to interrupt the air to produce the notes.
Should I blow like blowing through a straw OR
should I blow like I'm misting a mirror / sighing out ???
- Doug_Elliott
- Posts: 4155
- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
Yes
You can think about it either way.
I prefer to think of it as continuous sound. As in "Keep the sound flowing throughout the passage"
But use whichever works for you.
You can think about it either way.
I prefer to think of it as continuous sound. As in "Keep the sound flowing throughout the passage"
But use whichever works for you.
- sirisobhakya
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- Joined: Jun 11, 2018
I use blowing through straw feeling with high notes and fogging mirror feeling with low notes.
- u_2bobone
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- Joined: Mar 25, 2018
Visualization can be very useful in this regard. Go on YouTube and find a cello recital. Observe the player's bow action. If it isn't moving, there is NO sound. That bow is YOUR airstream. Happy music-making !
- Kbiggs
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- Joined: Mar 24, 2018
I’d say a combination of the two. The aperture of the embouchure is pretty small, often smaller than the hole of a straw. A lot of what we play in the middle to upper register might feel similar to blowing through a straw.
Personally, I don’t like the idea of fogging a mirror, but that’s my experience. The jaw drops down too far. However, the feeling of fogging a mirror is helpful, especially the relaxation in the throat and oropharyngeal area (back of the mouth before the esophagus starts, and above the voicebox).
Fogging a mirror while blowing through a straw... maybe...
Personally, I don’t like the idea of fogging a mirror, but that’s my experience. The jaw drops down too far. However, the feeling of fogging a mirror is helpful, especially the relaxation in the throat and oropharyngeal area (back of the mouth before the esophagus starts, and above the voicebox).
Fogging a mirror while blowing through a straw... maybe...
- GabrielRice
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- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
[quote="2bobone"]Visualization can be very useful in this regard. Go on YouTube and find a cello recital. Observe the player's bow action. If it isn't moving, there is NO sound. That bow is YOUR airstream. Happy music-making ![/quote]
Yes!
I've stopped blowing entirely. I think about keeping the air moving and maintaining contact with the vibration, just as the bow is moving and maintaining contact with the string.
Yes!
I've stopped blowing entirely. I think about keeping the air moving and maintaining contact with the vibration, just as the bow is moving and maintaining contact with the string.