I'm still confused by what you keep saying about "forward" air. As opposed to what? "reverse" air ? Everyone that plays (good or poorly) from lung air pressure has air flowing "forward " that is FROM the body and INTO the instrument. As for air pressure, it is the same bearing on all surfaces inside the enclosed air space in the body, unless you narrow the flow path, which reduces the air pressure present at the aperture. That goes for narrowing the throat OR arching the tongue. There is NOTHING one can do with the tongue position to increase the air pressure bearing on the aperture. Nor can one increase the air flow or flow velocity THROUGH the aperture by moving the tongue up and forward. ( as a matter of fact, narrowing that flow path with the tongue REDUCES the air pressure on the aperture AND reduces the flow through the system. ) As for the space between notes on articulation it has everything to do with how abrupt the tongue stops the air flow and the minimal amount of time the air is stopped before releasing the air for the impulse of the next note commencement. I have no idea how that could relate to a roller coaster or "air speed " .
Many players I’ve worked with have trouble keeping their air moving towards the end of notes before rearticulating. This rollercoaster imagery has helped people I’ve worked with. If you don’t have this problem, or you think about it a different way, then this video probably isn’t for you. That’s ok.
Great! Would love more of "this is what is sounds like to play well/not to play well videos!"
Thanks for the feedback.. I will think about how to incorporate more of that!
I'm still confused by what you keep saying about "forward" air. As opposed to what? "reverse" air ? Everyone that plays (good or poorly) from lung air pressure has air flowing "forward " that is FROM the body and INTO the instrument.
As for air pressure, it is the same bearing on all surfaces inside the enclosed air space in the body, unless you narrow the flow path, which reduces the air pressure present at the aperture. That goes for narrowing the throat OR arching the tongue. There is NOTHING one can do with the tongue position to increase the air pressure bearing on the aperture. Nor can one increase the air flow or flow velocity THROUGH the aperture by moving the tongue up and forward. ( as a matter of fact, narrowing that flow path with the tongue REDUCES the air pressure on the aperture AND reduces the flow through the system. )
As for the space between notes on articulation it has everything to do with how abrupt the tongue stops the air flow and the minimal amount of time the air is stopped before releasing the air for the impulse of the next note commencement.
I have no idea how that could relate to a roller coaster or "air speed " .
Did you watch the video?
@@RyanBeachtrumpet yes
Many players I’ve worked with have trouble keeping their air moving towards the end of notes before rearticulating. This rollercoaster imagery has helped people I’ve worked with. If you don’t have this problem, or you think about it a different way, then this video probably isn’t for you. That’s ok.