Roland AEROPHONE AE-20 - Playing the Instrument; How to Make Sound; Playing Songs

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Playing the Instrument

How to Make Sound

Hold the mouthpiece lightly in your mouth and blow into it.

Blowing harder produces a louder sound, and blowing softer

produces a softer sound. Biting down hard on the mouthpiece

raises the pitch, and loosening your bite lowers the pitch.

MEMO

Your mouth may get tired and air or saliva may tend to

leak out of your mouth more easily after you play the

instrument for a while, until you get used to playing. Be

sure to take a break every so often.

The Aerophone makes sound without the reed vibrating.

Dierent ways you can play the Aerophone

Operation Eect

Breath strength

(speed)

Volume or strength of sound

Tonguing (how your

tongue is applied)/

legato (the way you

breathe)

How quickly the sound rises (the dierence

between saying “too” or “whoo”)

Speed of attack and release

Bite strength Pitch, tonal brightness, vibrato depth

Performance keys/

octave keys

Scale/octave

Embouchure

Touch the mouthpiece with your upper front teeth at a point

about 1 cm from the tip. Let the back of your lower lip touch your

lower front teeth. Close your mouth so that your breath does not

leak out of the gaps between your mouth and the mouthpiece.

tongue

upper teeth

lower teeth

lower lip

* Putting the mouthpiece further into your mouth causes the bite

eect (bite control) to be less responsive.

MEMO

The mouthpiece is a type of controller, and you use the speed

of your breathing, the strength of your bite and your tonguing

when playing the AE-20.

Playing Songs

From Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony, Op. 95, No. 9 in E minor, 2nd movement

Learning the notes C-D-E-F-G

(measures 1–8)

G4C4 D4 E4 F4

Play in a style that matches the relaxed mood of the

music.

Being aware of the long slurred phrases, play without

interruptions in the sound. Take deep breaths.

Move the keys quickly even when playing slower

songs. Moving the keys in a sluggish way may cause

unintended notes to play.

Try playing this with an oboe tone (P05 Woodwinds).

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E D C

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D E D C

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A C B G

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A C C

B G

A C B G

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D C D A

D C

D A

Dvorak

"From the Ne w World" 2nd mov

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A C C

B G

A C B G

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C D E

D C D A

D C

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Dvorak

"From the Ne w World" 2nd mov

Roland AEROPHONE AE-20 - Playing the Instrument; How to Make Sound; Playing Songs

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