Klarinet Archive - Posting 000947.txt from 2001/10

From: lubydjackson@-----. Jackson)
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Band vs orch eefer range
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:03:02 -0500

So can you play super C on your eefer with ease?
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From: <EClarinet@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: Band vs orch eefer range

> << by "voice them as small as you can", Elise, you mean making it softer
by
> means of breath support?
>
> Cheers, Virginia>>
>
>
> Virginia, not so much 'softer' as 'smaller'. The space I am making at the
> back of my mouth where my tongue is raised is even smaller than usual.
This
> means that a smaller volume of air comes through, but it is even faster,
> which is what I really need to get those high notes and get them in tune.
>
> When I am describing this to my students, I tell them to use more "eeee"
or
> to make the note 'smaller'. It is exactly the same thing I do when I am
> singing in my extreme altissimo range (we call it 'flute' voice). The
note
> feels like a tiny squeak to me, but it comes out nicely and there is no
> trouble with projection. Think of the tiny little space you have to make
to
> get double high C---you cannot slam a lot of air through your
> throat/mouth---you must "eeeek" it out, right?
>
> When I first started doing all my eefer playing, I just kept trying to
find a
> harder and harder reed, but this approach has its limits, and was not
> reliable. My sister, who has done a lot more eefer playing than I,
suggested
> that I make it work with my voicing. I objected at first, said it
couldn't
> be done, but she has turned to be correct!
>
> Elise Curran
> Orlando, FL
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