Klarinet Archive - Posting 001124.txt from 2000/06

From: mus_ldj@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] G# space-above-the-staff
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 02:05:40 -0400

I can promise you that the sample you'll get is virus free and not distorted.
My machine is geared for my work and delivers excellent quality.

Tony Wakefield wrote:

> Hi LDJ,
> Sorry about the delay in answering.
> I`m not sure I read you correctly LDJ. Do you want to send me a sample of
> your Eb playing. Is that wise?
> Could I receive a distorted sample which wouldn`t do either of us any good?
> I have never tried this form of
> guidance/advice? I`m a bit reluctant to do this. If my original mail has
> helped, it would be better, would it not, for you to visit your tutor, and
> get him/her to listen.
> I must hasten back to the football game.
> Best Wishes,
> Tony W.
>
> > You are absolutely right about the embouchure on these notes. May I send
> > you a sample of what it sounds like for you to judge yourself? I've
> noticed
> > that relaxing is a must on Eb clarinet.
>
> > >> > I've experienced this same thing with my G# above the staff on Eb
> > >> clarinet. It is terribly sharp.
> > >
> > >
> > >Please understand that Bill & I are talking about the <Bb> not Eb
> > >instrument. I do not have much experience of the Eb due to fat fingers.
> > (Now
> > ><there`s> a title for an Eb Solo). But, having said that, I think it is
> > >generally known that G & A need to be treated with care (on Bb). This
> must
> > >obviously include the G#. Could it be the same on the Eb clarinet.
> Perhaps
> > >you are straining your embouchure a little too much. Relax it a little,
> and
> > >try breathing more gently. As long as the note has sufficient breath
> > >support, you will then be able to make some kind of decision what might
> be
> > >wrong. It`s not a very high note, even on the Eb, so normal lip and air
> > >pressures should apply. Listen to, and also feel how you are producing
> the
> > G
> > >& A. Look at the venting. If all these are O.K. and you are a proficient
> > >player, ( I`m sorry, I don`t know you), then you will need to try another
> > >instr. to compare. One final suggestion, is to get your tuner to infill
> the
> > >hole minutely.
> > >Beware tho`, as this is obviously going to affect the tuning of the low
> C#
> > >also. <Can you trust him?>
> > >.
> > >
> > >> and the G# an octave above that one is sharp as well.
> > >> Is this due to the tuning of the "b" of the horn itself?
> > >
> > >
> > >That`s pretty high ain`t it? It`s pretty usual to use the F fingering for
> > E,
> > >F# for F, due to extreme lip pressures up there. I`m afraid I`m ignorant
> > >with this one, so I suppose that for a sharp G#, to finger G would be a
> bit
> > >silly?
> > >So - best of luck with your G#ing.
>
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