Klarinet Archive - Posting 000743.txt from 2001/04

From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Long Tones
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:49:38 -0400

I usually start with F1 to F2, nice and slow. Once the throat feels open, I
work G1 to G3. Then I end the warmup with a little exercise that bounces
back and forth over the register change, that ranges from C1 to G3 to get
the fingers flexing properly.

Jim Hobby

>From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)

<snip>
>I've never focused m attention on this, but I can't remember anyone
>starting their warm-up (long tone or otherwise) in the bottom register.
>It's as if the clarion register is a special mark of distinction and is
>the 'supreme' place for a clarinetist to be.
>
> I don't agree with this myself, and I always start with low E (on
>my Bb). To my ear, it's the low notes where bad tone really jumps out
>at you --- not that a bad tone is desirable anywhere, of course.

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