Klarinet Archive - Posting 000466.txt from 1997/10

From: GrnShirt@-----.com
Subj: Am I sharp?
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 15:07:27 -0400

I always play very sharp and I have a tuner, not a bad ear. lenghthing my
clarinet at the middle, bell, and barell helps when I'm playing concert B
flat, upper ocave, but then some of my higher notes go sharp and my lower
notes are very flat. What other techniques can I use to get all of my notes
even? What else can I do to change my pitch?

One more thing..... I am a fairly good clarinetist for a freshman in high
school and I use a three and a half reed. I could easily move up to a higher
number but how much would this help my tone?