Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 1997/07

From: "Sherri" <sheba@-----.net>
Subj: Re: How to make Stacatto?
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 16:07:10 -0400

On 22 Jun 97 , Ricardo Quintas wrote :

> 1. How can I improve my stacatto?
> 2. How can I increase my stacatto spead?
> 3. What are the best methods to study this?
> 4. I'm having trouble with stacato on higher notes (above C#), when I
> get there my clarinet resembles a cat screaming. How can I avoid this?

try this warm-up:

Start on Low E and play an E Major scale, doubling each note. Imagine
staccato eighth notes played at a brisk tempo:

EE F#F# G#G# AA BB C#C#....etc

when you get to the next E , go up a half step to F, then play the scale d=
own
(F major, yes you've earned the right to modulate),

...D#D# EE FF EE DD CC BbBb AA GG FF

then... you know what's next... keep going with that pattern until you get=

tired... take a little breath and try to go as high as you can...

This , to me "loosens you up". When you get done with that ... try triplet=
s.

You can even get creative and instead of scales try arpeggios.

In the high register try to imagine holding a pin and touching a piece of
paper..... that's your tongue hitting the reed.

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