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An Investigation Of Clarinet Playing Using A Sensor-Equipped Mouthpiece, Camille Adkison
An Investigation Of Clarinet Playing Using A Sensor-Equipped Mouthpiece, Camille Adkison
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The purpose of this study is to characterize clarinet playing techniques through measurements of the pressure in the clarinet mouthpiece while a musician plays and to investigate the methods by which clarinet players transition from note to note, termed articulations. The results provide information about the clarinet-player system that can be incorporated in future models of the clarinet. The work reported here involves the use of a recent technological development, the sensor-equipped mouthpiece. Using the sensor-equipped mouthpiece, researchers are able to record pressure in the musician's mouth and the clarinet mouthpiece. Six clarinet players of varying experience levels were asked …