Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2009/01

From: "Peter Gentry" <peter.gentry@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Help Needed For Adult Beginner
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:46 -0500

Assuming there are no leaks or mechanism problems it is likely to be
embouchure variations that cause the problem.

I was taught to imagine that I was producing the sound through my nose into
the instrument and to maintain something close to a fixed grin mouth shape,
(the lips acting as a rubber band around the mouthpiece). Sometimes a too
soft reed will squeak readily. I have always found that a good reed is one
in twenty or thirty and that special reed more like one in 50 or more. When
you find a good one look after it and don't use it for regular practice.

regards
Peter Gentry

-----Original Message-----
From: Clif Johnson [mailto:cajohnson20@-----.net]
Sent: 07 January 2009 03:14
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Help Needed For Adult Beginner

THANKS for everyone's help...

I ordered a Lyons C clarinet from England.

I don't seem to squeak with it (I have to use a standard Eb reed--not Legere
that came with it).

I think I am going to send it back although it will cost around $32 to send
back.

I have a 30-day trial.

It is fun to play...but it affects my playing with a standard weight Bb
clarinet.

This clarinet is plastic and very light weight.

-------Original Message-------

From: Reedsoaker@-----.com

Date: 1/6/2009 10:02:53 PM

To: klarinet@-----.org

Subject: Re: [kl] Help Needed For Adult Beginner

Hi Clif,

What can I do to prevent my clarinet from squeaking and what causes them?

The most common cause of squeaks in my students over 30+ years of

teaching is embouchure. Difficult to describe in words, but; make sure your
chin is

pulled down so that the lips aren't bunched up around the reed. Spend a lot

of time in front of a mirror playing long tones and intervals. Keep the
mouth

very steady. It shouldn't look like you are chewing while you play. That

would indicate that the chin is moving instead of set. Be firm, but never
tight.

Do not let any tension in your playing.

You may end up seeking out a teacher who can help you with this better

than your current teacher.

Phil Feather

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