| More on resonance
Mr. James B, I would like to start off by saying that I appreciate what you've said in your post on sound and tone. However...you state that there are a lot of questions that you need to ask yourself before you even embark on what kind of sound you want......................I must say to you sir that I personally do not like all this sensory involvement or rather analysis of trying to *find out* what to do to produce this "desired" sound. What various musculatures should be doing to get this resonant sound. May I emphasize the fact [FACT] that your mind, yes the mind, will allow you to produce the character of the sound that you WANT. The timbre of the sound that you produce is a direct reflection of the sound that you have in your MIND........And if the sound that you are producing from your horn is not to your satisfaction, then you must change the concept in your MIND. You must do this FIRST before analyzing any mechanical functions. So that I may make my point crystal clear....your physical body will produce the sound that you want in accordance with the sound that you have in your mind.
Yes, the mind is the primary ingredient which will determine the quality of the sound you produce. Therefore, the sound that each and every player desires should be well established in that person's head. That is why each person's sound, tone quality and resonance is unique and gives each one of us a very distinct identity. I have said this very thing in many other of my articles on this subject. Each player's sound is his/her most personal and distinctive characteristic And it is all determined by the MIND.......
Sincerely,
Leon Merian |