Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 1997/02

From: Marissa Jeaninne Polsky <marteena@-----.EDU>
Subj: Reed Changes
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 11:08:45 -0500

I've been playing on V12 3 1/2 reeds now for about two years.
Recently, however, everytime I would go into my lesson, my professor would
say, "gee that reed sounds very soft." And so, the next time I bought
reeds, I bought one box of 3 1/2 and one box of 4. Now, when I try to
practice or play on the four, I find that either I sound horrible or I get
terribly dizzy after 10 minutes. How does one go about making the
transition to a harder reed?
Thanks for your help.

Marissa

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