My thoughts about the musician sound elaborate from the following concepts : Sound and Internal Vibration My exploring the alto saxophone, coming from practicing the clarinet, made me realize how paramount the sound foundation is, as resulting from the mastering of my internal vibration : by avoiding any physical stress disturbing the musical gesture (“body tensions shrink your sound“, as… Continue reading The musician sound
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the sound column
Sound And Its Column The musician’s inner vibration is the raw material of his very expression, which then comes out through his instrument. Like Standing For The Ovation The inner vibration of the windplayer expands in his air column, then gets amplified by his instrument, through his vocal cords and his embouchure. « You should always internalize yourself, this way, stretching… Continue reading the sound column
the instrument
Your Sound And Your Instrument The quality of your sound is ensured if your musician body and your instrument literally operate in tune, i.e. on the same wave length. Merging Your Instrument With Your Body The musical instrument, whether it uses wind, strings or skins, acts as an amplifier of the musician’s voice, driven by his… Continue reading the instrument
a virtual trunk
The Sound Trunk Where you realize you are perched on top of a virtual trunk. Mastering Your Perching Up Merging yourself with your instrument makes you vertically work out your sound column, letting your relaxation rolling downwards ; then, the part of your body located above your diaphragm gets oblivious, while you can visualize the embouchure at the… Continue reading a virtual trunk
breathing and air
The Musician Sound Grows From His Breathing And Air Driving your internal vibration with your natural breathing is key for your sound quality, and requires only a minimal air consumption. Breathe, You Bet ! The inner motion propagating your vibration towards your instrument comes from your sound center, the location and feeling of which you get… Continue reading breathing and air