Klarinet Archive - Posting 000948.txt from 2001/10

From: lubydjackson@-----. Jackson)
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Band vs orch eefer range
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:05:06 -0500

It's interesting that we should talk about this because my lowest E on eefer
is way sharp. I've noticed that I also get a grimy sound when playing the
low G as well.

Does this happen to everyone else's eefer?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Virginia Anderson" <assembly1@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: Band vs orch eefer range

> on 30/10/01 9:15 am, EClarinet@-----.com wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
> Ah, yes, it's the same thing with different terms. I tell them to narrow
> and focus the air stream - which is essentially the same thing. There's
> also "throwing" the sound, in the sense that a ventriloquist seems to
(since
> I've never done the "gottle of geer" routine, I don't know what they do);
> the projection, as you say, is done through a very well-supported
diaphragm,
> well-aimed but more a push than a chuck. I suppose I avoid the "small"
> description because I'd often inherit students with problems with
> throat-tightening and they may relapse into old habits. Of course, the
> nomenclature can be defined better by demonstration when in an actual
> lesson.
>
> > 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.
>
> This seems to be a mistake we all make, as it has immediate results and
> seems to lead toward the solution. I think you provide the method of
> working toward a good high a, in answer to Debbie's question. And Debbie,
> if you can't get it quite high enough, try the top Ab or A key, or perhaps
> the two right-side keys (the ones you use for side throat f#). Experiment
> up there and then work it into your repertoire - something's bound to do
it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Virginia
> --
> Virginia Anderson
> Leicester, UK
> <vanderson@-----.uk>
> Experimental Music Catalogue: <http://www.experimentalmusic.co.uk>
> ...experimental music since 1969....
>
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