Klarinet Archive - Posting 000813.txt from 2002/04

From: tianshiwushendu@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Introduction and a few questions
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:25:08 -0400

<<<(i) Tonguing. Back in the beginning of my clarinet playing days I had
a
very terrible teacher (I am still trying to undo some of the bad habits
she
got me into). When she explained tonguing I found that it seemed to do
was
fuzz up the reed with spit, and so I started tonguing how I had been
taught
on the recorder, tongue on the roof of the mouth. Somehow I managed to
get
to Grade 8 without anyone ever noticing (well, they wouldn't, would
they?)>>>

Okay.. The way I learned the many degree's of tonguing is by saying
Teetah. If you annunciate the Tee syllable roughly, then bingo, a haggard
sound word:)

It all (to me atleast) seems to be a matter of pressure and restraint.
Legato tonguing is much softer then Staccato tonguing. Each form growing
sharper or gentler really. You have to experiment , and be willing to
squeak, thud and what have you until everything kind of falls in Place.
Now while I didn;t have a bad teacher.. I learned by my self (probibly
just as bad in the long run:) So my advice is not exactly, one-hundred
percent foolproof.

<<<ii) Tuning. As things stand I'm in the process of arranging to spend
a
huge amount of money on a new pair of clarinets. I'm aware that here on
continental Europe A = 442 is the norm and in the US (and UK?) A = 440 is
usual, and I'm getting a little confused by the different makes that seem
designed for one or the other, or, in a few cases, for both (?!). >>>

He who conducts, maketh the tuning frequency.

It's all up to the Conductors specific taste really. Normally most people
(atleast here in the states) tune on 441 or 442. However, the number does
change.

When in doubt, ask.

In order to tune your Clarinet, you pull the barrel out about a
millimeter or so if you are sharp and continue to do so until you are in
tune.

If you are Flat, you push the barrel in and make sure that the bell and
midjoints and pushed in firmly together. Easy as Pie.

-D

P.S- You rarely need to purchess "longer" barrels unless your Clarinet
tunes sharp enough on a constant basis that you are practically removing
the barrel in order to "tune the beast".

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