Klarinet Archive - Posting 000554.txt from 1999/03

From: "Michael J. Lu" <MJL@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] The Dreaded *SQUEAK*
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 00:25:54 -0500

Being sick, and playing in a concert is harrowing. This is probably starting
to become one of the things I hate most in life, due to the reasons that my
sense of pitch is destroyed, and certain medications give me slower
reflexes, thus corrupting technique.

However, in the middle of the piece of which I was playing tonight, a
dreaded pair of *squeaks* hit me. I'm not sure how they erupted, but I'm
curious to know. To my knowledge, all fingers had properly covered up the
holes, and my grip on the mouthpiece was firm. So how does it appear, and
what are some tips to prevent it from happening with less frequency
(although it doesn't happen to me much as it is).

Thanks!

-Michael J. Lu
MJL@-----.com
ICQ: 2380127 (Grinner)

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"Don't suck, blow."
-Mike Snell, my Band Director

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