Klarinet Archive - Posting 000242.txt from 1997/08

From: benevolent1@-----. Horney)
Subj: Re: Several Things (Oh no)
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 08:05:26 -0400

Thank you. Actually I have, and love it. I think one of the problems I
have is that I only use a 2 1/2 Grad Concert reed, so my next move will
be to a 3. I never even considered my sound was due to reeds until just
now, and it does make sense. I just thought I was silly and had a "good
sound mental block" when I got to Bb. I'll keep you posted.
Have fun!

Sarah
benevolent1@-----.com

On Thu, 7 Aug 1997 10:02:07 +0100 (BST) Roger Shilcock
<roger.shilcock@-----.uk> writes:
>Sarah H.:
>Have you tried playing the E flat using a cutdown B flat reed? This is
>an
>idea Jacqueline Eastwood and others had, and it works. A problem with
>the
>E flat is that it hasn't had enough acoustic development work done on
>it -
>probably even less than the bass.
>Roger Shilcock
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Sarah B. Horney wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 15:21:40 -0500
>> From: "Sarah B. Horney" <benevolent1@-----.com>
>> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
>> To: klarinet@-----.us
>> Subject: Several Things (Oh no)
>>
>> Well, I guess controversy follows the politician.
>> Regarding the Eb clarinet as a starting point for a young
>clarinetist: I
>> still cannot play the Eb clarinet with the tone I desire. The high
>> register is very pretty, and the middle is nice, but when I get to
>about
>> third line Bb, my tone becomes tinny and thin. I am currently
>working on
>> that. A young person should not be worried about tone problems,
>> frustrating passages for the Eb written by arrangers who have no
>idea of
>> the nuances of the eefer, or pitch. The Eb clarinet has many of
>these
>> problems, and is not the ideal starting instrument. Waiting another
>year
>> or year and a half to start on the standard horn of the clarinet
>family
>> is, in my opinion, the best way to go in this situation. Also, the
>> literature for a beginning Eb clarinetist is very limited, and
>playing
>> the same passages on Bb will lead to band "throat tone" problems and
>> frustration for the student and for the teacher. (Not to mention
>the
>> other occupants of the house. One beginning Bb clarinet is bad, but
>even
>> an experienced Eb can get on your nerves.)
>> Sorry for the verbose message.
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>> Sarah
>> benevolent1@-----.com
>>
>
>