Aodyo Sylphyo, User Manual

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When you blow more air , the sound intensi es, and when you blow
more lightly , its intensity decreases. When you stop blowing , the sound
stops.
Take a moment to appreciate the rela onship between how hard you
blow and how intense the sound is. You should no ce that the way
you breathe has an impact on the mbre of the instrument: loud notes
seem brighter, and so notes seem darker.
NOTE
You can generally observe this in most sounds, but some mes your breath will have
a more drama c e ect on the mbre (like making it roar), and some mes it'll be less
pronounced (like merely changing the volume).
Even if the sound some mes seems to linger or reverberate for a bit
a er you stop blowing, your breath is its fuel : it provides it with energy,
makes it exist, and keeps it going. Using your breath, you can shape
a note a bit like you would brush a stroke on a canvas: during your
gesture, you determine exactly how and where you want to apply your
ink to the pain ng
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. There are many ways to shape a note. Let’s try
some of them:
Short and long
Try several note dura ons, from really short
notes to really long ones.
So and loud
Try to make a so note, then a really so one,
and nally a really loud one that becomes a lit-
tle more muted at the end.
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And some mes your brush ends up running out of ink in the middle of a stroke, so
don’t forget to breathe!
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