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Brekelefuw · 12-13-2006, 01:38 PM

Faster air mean more velocity, not more volume.

Bobby Shew always says that it takes a cup of air to blow a low C because the air moves slowly so you need a lot of it.
It takes a shotglass full of air to blow a high C, because the air has to move much faster, but you need less of it.

12-13-2006, 01:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brekelefuw Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 955	Re: "Faster Air"= Blue Face Faster air mean more velocity, not more volume. Bobby Shew always says that it takes a cup of air to blow a low C because the air moves slowly so you need a lot of it. It takes a shotglass full of air to blow a high C, because the air has to move much faster, but you need less of it.