Klarinet Archive - Posting 001054.txt from 2003/03

From: "Leslie Schultz" <mewsic-ls@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] experiments
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 03:11:31 -0500

When the clarinet was first invented, it was played by oboists. Since
they were used to a double reed, many of them played with the reed on top.
That actually became the prevalent Italian style of clarinet playing for a
number of years. If you ever visit fairly a isolated town in Italy, you
might see someone playing a clarinet with the reed on top.
Dr. Etheridge frequently uses this technique to correct articulation,
since you can't anchor tongue with the mouthpiece on the bottom.
Leslie

> Does anyone else turn their mouthpiece around and play it upside down
> with the reed on the upper lip?

> I read somewhere that, once upon a time, this was the 'normal' way of
> playing a clarinet.

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