Klarinet Archive - Posting 001152.txt from 1997/10

From: Geoff Chadwick <geoff.chadwick@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: bad tone
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 14:35:06 -0500

> I teach woodwinds in a middle school and am lucky enough to have the
> beginner clarinets all by themselves. I always seem to have one clarinet
> player who plays very flat. . ....... She is on a normandy
clarinet, a B45 mpc
> and size 3 Vandoren reeds( I didn't recommend the size, the music
> supervisor does that). They have all been playing for 10 weeks now.

A beginner on a Vandoren 3? I am impressed! However, I have not
come across this problem, so can only guess that it could be caused
by the reed being too hard. My only thought is, if you are the
teacher, YOU should be recommending the reed strength. Heck, how
would the supervisor know how the student is getting on with the
reed? You are surely closer.

Chad