Klarinet Archive - Posting 000466.txt from 1998/02

From: Josh-Boy <joshcole@-----.Edu>
Subj: Re: Throat tones, again.
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:52:50 -0500

On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Tim Roberts wrote:

> Now, I have previously admitted to being an idiot on this list, and it is
> likely the two situations are related. And, it's only the
> register-and-A-key Bb which is raspy; the A-key-plus-third-trill-key
> combination has a much more pleasing tone, but it is annoyingly flat.

How flat is the A + 3rd trill? Are you covering any of the holes with
your right hand (as you would with the typically annoyingly sharp G, G#,
and A)? I've been taught to use A + register for quick passages, but for
a Bb held out to use the A + 3rd trill. Of course, on my instrument,
IIRC (it's in the shop, so I don't know right offhand!), the A + 3rd trill
is only a few cents flat. It may just be a matter of lipping up, unless
it's significantly flat.

Joshua M. Coleman
http://web.nmsu.edu/~joshcole
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