Klarinet Archive - Posting 000332.txt from 2000/02

From: SoulClarinetAdam@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] That thing is *huge*!
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 02:38:29 -0500

In a message dated 2/7/2000 7:33:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rstein@-----.nl writes:

<< At Thu, 3 Feb 2000 17:15:27 -0800 (PST), Beth G wrote:

>>
Today I blew (barely) into a bass clarinet for the very first time. I
feel very proud of myself. The boy sitting next to me was helping the
girl on the other side with a part in a piece..
He doubles on bass and asked me if I'd like to try it. "Sure," I
said. That mouthpiece is huge.. I blew for a second or two before I got
a wonderful squawk out of it. Maybe I'll even try to play it sometime,
but I think my hands are too small!
<<

Dear Beth

One of my students is an eleven-years old girl, and she is small for her
age. One of her gresat pleasures, when I still taught her in my house, was,
to sit on a chair, have the music she studied for that lesson in front of
hers, and play it on my claribass. She always managed, eventually after I
suggested some adaptations. Thus there is no need not to hope.

Rien (note the correct spelling) >>
I'm doing a muscial this month or next, and i'm playing the "principle
clarinet", i'm kinda nerves because i feel like i might have to 'hold' the
band up so to speak. But that is beyond the point, i'm also dubing as the
bass clarinet player, and well truthfully i haven't played it in 5 years, and
I wan't some advice from profesionals on how to go about from switching from
the regular clarinet, and also how to eliminate the "fuzzy" sound that i
usualy get, which i clearly remember from playing it so long ago, and is
there anything special i should be aware? Wouldn't the fuzziness be due to
the school mouthpiece? I can't afford to go out and spend 70 or 80 dollars on
a b. clarinet mouthpiece. I really don't even know what type of reed to use
or what strenght to use. Gosh, just thinking about it makes me tense. Is
there any advice that could help me achieve a good sound. i'm not expecting
the best sound out of it, i just want to sound reasonable. I know that there
was a discussion on bass clarinet before, but i didn't pay much mind to it
because i didn't think i would be playing it anytimes soon, man was i wrong.
I thank you so much in advance!!
Adam

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