Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 1969/12

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Altissimo Break
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500


There is a book for flute which we use in our studios for all of the winds. The title is something like:

Exercises for Facilitating the High Notes on Flute---DS WOOD---pub Cundy-Bettony.

It works great for clarinet and also for the altissimo in saxophone.

We also use HEISIG clarinet mouthpieces which are easier to go up with.

On sax the HEISIG mouthpieces are much easier to go up with, and the HEISIG sax like the mouthpiece is designed to play altissimo quite easily. We have many other excercises to solve the very problems you mention, and anyone that wants help can call (831) 425-5658.

Kurt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Angelia Fagg <arfagg@-----.com>
>Sent: Apr 18, 2007 4:38 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Altissimo Break
>
>Hi everyone!
>
>Can anyone recommend some exercises or etudes for crossing the break into
>the altissimo range? I do OK as long as I go b-c-c#-d (and vice-versa), but
>if I have to skip a note, I get a noticeable delay before the note sounds.
>B to D is especially bad. Also, one of the pieces I'm working on now has
>several jumps from the altissimo down to the lower clarion register (e and
>d, mostly), and I have a lot of trouble with that, too, although the other
>way usually speaks very well. As well as I remember, I had the same problem
>with my old clarinet, so I don't think it's an equipment problem. Any
>ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Angelia
>
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