DID YOU KNOW THAT…?

Audience and players get a different sound impression because the vibrations of the clarinet do not reach the inner ear of the listener and player the same way. The listener hears all sound through the air, while the player hears the sound mainly directly through his skull bones – via the teeth that touch the clarinet. You may have had a similar experience the first time you heard yourself talk on a recording or from a video tape – usually this is a surprising if not shocking experience.