Klarinet Archive - Posting 000822.txt from 1995/05
From: John Baetens <JSBtens@-----.COM> Subj: Re: How high...? Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 10:56:21 -0400
Luuk van Buul's comments about the difficulty of playing in
tune in the altissimo range was very interesting to me. I have
always had a hard time determining pitch in the higher notes.
I assumed that when playing at the top of my range that I
should tighten my embouchure as much as possible. When
I finally got an electronic tuner, I was shocked to find that
every note I played in the altissimo was sharp. I relaxed my
embouchure and not only got the notes in tune, but they
had a much better tone than before.
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