Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 1999/09

From: "Niels Linneberg" <nli@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re: Stupid Clarinet Trick # 1
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:43:09 -0400

On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:55:45 EDT, CmdrHerel@-----.com said:

> Okay, okay, okay, I can't resist!
>
> Stupid Clarinet Trick # 1
>
> 1. Cover all the holes and keys for a middle-staff B. (Everything
> closed but the register key.)
>=20
> 2. Take your right ankle and put it on your left knee. =20
>=20
> 3. Stick the bell of the clarinet onto the fat part of your right
> calf. Wiggle around a bit until the bell is completely sealed and
> you can still get your mouth onto the mouthpiece... (might have to
> lean back a little if you're short like me.)
>=20
> 4. Blow. =20
>=20
> 5. Screw around with the blowing pressure and your tongue position
> and you'll find that you can get a whole overtone series of notes....=20
> (At least the first five.) Your fingers always stay on that B
> fingering.
>=20
> 6. Impress your friends with the multitude of songs you can play with
> this raunchy disgusting tone! (Taps, any bugle call.) May not want
> to show your students, though...

Try playing the Laurel and HArdy theme by combining the to series of =
overtones from the low E and F and then af described above. Great Fun !

Niels Linneberg
linneberg@-----.net

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