My problem with "more air" is: from where? Even with a maximum breath I run out of air too soon on long exposed passages. It's not a matter of using it all when I'm full of air; my singing taught me control of that. On the other hand, when a player has that sick cow sound, the answer, "More air!" However, there is more than just that.
Herb Foster --- Alan Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not just the speed of the bow but how lightly or heavily the bow > presses against the string as the horsehair rubs the catgut. > > As my old horn teacher used to say, "The motion of the air into the horn is > like the movement of the violinist's bow across the strings. More air!" > > His short version of that was, "More air" -- always, "More air!" > > (Not necessarily faster air, not necessarily higher air pressure, but > larger volume of air -- i.e., more air.) > > Regardless of whether there is any accuracy, in physics or acoustics, to > the analogy of air & bow, the idea is helpful in performance nevertheless. > > More air! > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
