Klarinet Archive - Posting 000848.txt from 1999/10

From: "Ed Wojtowicz" <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] flat pitch!!
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 21:09:43 -0400

Generally I have found that if a student is consistently flat it can be
attributed to either soft reeds (as some have mentioned) or an undeveloped
embouchure. Have the student play the mouthpiece alone. Aim for a high
concert C. If the student can reach the pitch, have her then play on the
full instrument, applying the same support.

See if this helps.
Good Luck,

Ed

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>From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] flat pitch!!
>Date: Wed, Oct 27, 1999, 5:55 PM
>

> At 10:41 AM 10/27/1999 -0500, R. 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?
>>
> Try some other mouthpieces. Some otherwise good mouthpieces play flat or
> sharp, sometimes varying form one to another in the same batch. Or see if
> you can find a shorter barrel to try as an experiment.
>

>

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