Klarinet Archive - Posting 000823.txt from 1999/10

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] flat pitch!!
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:12:20 -0400

On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Rebecca Williams wrote:

> I have a 8th grade clarinet player with good tone, average technique,
> and horrible pitch. She is constantly flat. She plays on a Selmer 100
> woooden clarinet with a stock mouthpiece. New equipment is not an
> option right now. Any suggestions on how to fix her pitch. I know the
> whole "raise the tongue" thing, anything else that has worked for some
> of you in the past?

Stiffer reeds make for sharper pitch. (Generally.)

Half a typical strength is a good 5-7 cents on the pitch, at least for me.
Sometimes more, since boxes vary slightly.

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"If I wanted a 'job,' I'd have gone music ED, thank you very much!"

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