Klarinet Archive - Posting 000048.txt from 2011/08

From: Charles Levine <chardy5@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] flat high D
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:58:03 -0400

Hi Phil:

Thanks for taking the time for giving such good advice!=A0 It does work whe=
n I =

follow your instructions.=A0 Now to practice!

Charlie

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From: "Reedsoaker@-----.com>
To: klarinet@-----.com
Sent: Tue, August 9, 2011 11:46:55 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] flat high D

Hi Charlie,
=A0 =A0 I'm a Los Angeles-based woodwind doubler. Over the=A0 years I've sa=
t next =

to or taught many very fine doublers and many not so=A0 fine. Sagging high =

notes and throat tones are a common problem.
=A0 =A0 Many Sax players try to use the same air column and=A0 a similar =

embouchure as they use on their Sax. Also, a big difference is the=A0 mouth=
piece =

angle.
=A0 =A0 As Keith mentioned, a higher tongue position helps.=A0 Think of the =

French pronunciation of "Tu". Make sure to not close the vowel off=A0 with =
an "E" =

sound as most American-English speakers do.
=A0 =A0 Try keeping the clarinet closer to your body. This=A0 helps the =

mouthpiece angle. On Sax, we blow directly into the mouthpiece. On the=A0 =

clarinet, =

think of blowing across the reed and tip rail of the mouthpiece. Oh,=A0 and=
keep =

your head up. The upper/lower teeth position is different between the=A0 tw=
o. =

On clarinet the upper teeth don't go nearly as far from the mouthpiece tip=
=A0 =

as they do on Sax.
=A0 =A0 Play your high D. While holding it, bring the=A0 clarinet closer to=
your =

body and lift your head. While doing this, let the=A0 lower lip go further =

down the reed and the upper teeth come up the mouthpiece=A0 towards the tip=
rail. =

This should also lead you to a more open jaw=A0 position.
=A0 =A0 When you get used to this position, try lifting=A0 your upper teeth=
off =

the mouthpiece to guard against biting (ala Joe Allard).=A0 This is just an =

exercise, not a performance technique.

Good luck,
Phil Feather

In a message dated 8/9/2011 7:21:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,=A0 =

chardy5@-----.net writes:
I am a sax player that doubles (poorly) on clarinet.=A0 =

My sound is acceptable and in tune, except when I go up to high d.=A0 Then =

it goes =

quite flat.

Any suggestions?=A0 (my mpc and=A0 horn are=A0 ok)

Charlie
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