Klarinet Archive - Posting 001389.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: re:reed strength
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 05:37:43 -0500

While it may be simple to understand, it is also not much fun taking the
bad habits and fixing them....which I have been doing forever.

Bad habits occur when students take too little mouthpiece, use a wee, tiny
bit of air to power the thin piece of an excuse for a reed on the
mouthpiece, and start to do just awful things with the embouchure to get
into the upper register....which they are forced into too soon. 1.5 and 1
reeds are simply a waste of time.......

While many may disagree........I can't be moved from this position....too
many beginners who have succeeded.

Roger Garrett

On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Richard Lahrson wrote:

> The idea behind starting beginning clarinetists on 1 or 1 1/2 reeds
> is simple and easy to understand. The early learner has enough
> work just becoming familiar with the clarinet. When it is time
> to increase the reed strength will be obvious because the student
> will be overblowing the instrument. And the reason he will be
> overblowning is on account of his newly developed embrochure.
> Rich Lahrson
> tripspud@-----.net
>
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