Tone or Sound Subtone advice

[visionari1]

Catching up late on this thread.

Facinating subject and sound.

I've always loved Ben Webster's, breathy sound , never new it's called Subtone..

Just had a blow after reading all of the above plus deviations to youtube and Pete's Subtones, and I'm pleasantly suprised, it's sort of working for me.
This is on Alto, hmm will it work on Sop?

Thanks for the great information fella's

Cheers & Caio
Jimu

 

[Oliver Bentley]

Don't know if this is 'correct' or not, but I get low sub tone by putting my mouth nearer the tip, and supporting as much as possible. Think supports is key, strong stomach, open throat, and a softer reeds always a big help - trying to find the balance so you don't loose the top end can be hard though.

but that's just how I've come to it - John's reply above seems a bit more detailed and structured than mine!

for good exercise though - try blowing just air through fingering a low C, then try and start the note from nothing, keeping the air going, no tongue, and without it suddenly jumping out at you... might take a couple of weeks, but once its there it'll really help.

Oli