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 convergence
The Multiple Convergences Of Sound Everything Converges Your personal sound eventually results from many convergences, between and more globally, the mental images of the musician and their subsequent physical support, like his trunk bottom and his verticality feeling, as Alfred Tomatis explains it in The Ear And The Voice. « Be indivisible.Pull your neck from your back waist.Build up musical phrases… Continue reading the convergence
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
don’t blow it
Free Your Sound By Not Blowing How your no-blowing makes the sound generated by your internal vibration deeper. You Play Your Body To ensure a clean and flawless emission, either fff or ppp – and without using the tongue edge for the first one ! -, you should precisely imagine the mouthpiece rim plugged to the sound source. Through your natural breathing, your exhaling extends your… Continue reading don’t blow it
the posture
The musician posture for his sound The musician’s posture aims at easing his body and his instrument to merge together. Your Body Gets In Line For Vibration Visualize your roots and imagine them plunging into the ground, from the trunk of this virtual tree, represented by your air column – actually, your sound column. Here you are,… Continue reading the posture
the sensations
Your Sound Sensations Mastering your expression leads you to enjoyment, all the more spontaneous as it results from a relaxation, rather than from a physical strike. Have Fun ! Letting your internal opening spread downwards fosters your feelings, enhancing your self-confidence and ensuring your sound quality. « Your thinking drives your will for sure, but since your will may cancel… Continue reading the sensations
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