Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 2011/11

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Squeaks
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:55:01 -0500

OK. Thank you.

On Nov 19, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Martin Marks <martymarks511@-----.com> wrote:

> Toss the ------- reed..
>

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 12:18 PM, <bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:
Thank you, Dr. Obvious. ;-)

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 1:40 PM, <fbjacobo@-----.us> wrote:

> Jennifer,
>
> You don't specify whether what you're talking about is little chirps on
> virtually every other note, (and especially on tongued ones) or actual
> squeaks of the kind that happen when you overblow a note or your finger
> isn't quite on a hole.
>
> If you're describing chirps, then the problem is the reed-mouthpiece
> combination, and can only be fixed when one or the other is replaced.
> Obviously, the reed is easier and cheaper to replace, so in this case,
> throw it out (or use it as kindling - they work really well for that!).
>
> If it is the true squeak, only time and becoming a more capable player
> will really fix it. Sometimes, the reed is just a little too hard or too
> soft, and doesn't respond like your lip knows it should, so it squeaks
> when your lip does the right thing. If it's too soft, throw it away. If
> it's too hard, a very advanced player will scrape away wood in various
> areas to "adjust it". That's probably not within your abilities, I'm
> guessing. And sometimes you just have an ornery, bad piece of cane that
> is not salvageable. So either way, replace the reed.
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
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>
>
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:04:16 -0800, Jennifer Jones wrote:
> > I am battling squeaks. I have figured out that it is a reed that is
> > hyper-sensitive to a tight embouchure. I can execute many bits
> > without
> > squeaks, but that is usually only on the second or third time
> > through.
> > First time through rarely works properly. I am trying to cultivate a
> > lighter embouchure, but given my situation (jack-ess [jill] of all
> > trades, mistress of none - not even sure I can say that with all the
> > schizo stuff psych people are saying to me). Classmates made
> > comments
> > about playing with squeaks and such and now I say things like that
> > and
> > am now having extra trouble with squeaks. Ugh, I fear I have been
> > fighting too long. I am still stuck in that rut and am succumbing to
> > the psychological defenses people have put up to me.
> >
> > Probably going to be cut up for tingly production. Put in the depths
> > of Sheol for psycholotigal (psychological) sins. Oh misery. Spare
> > me.
> > Save me. Moan.
> >
> > How to stop squeaks...
> >
> > It seemed at the beginning that I was operating better than usual; no
> > squeaks, no wrong notes. The luck of the resurrected?
> >
> >
> > It worked best when I confined myself to the first five or so
> > exercises
> > in Baermann. But I am a over-zealot. I went through all the F major
> > exercises in Baermann two, Kroepsch, Rubank and when that got boring
> > I
> > added Pares.
> >
> > I tried adding D minor. It was fine at first. Did major first and
> > minor second. Did it with C major/A minor and F major/D minor.
> > Tried adding G major, didn't work. Felt like I was making fingering
> > muscle-memory headway. Stuck with F major for a while. Thought
> > about
> > the G major stuff again, tried it, didn't go to well, decided to do
> > flat keys first.
> >
> > After sharing the schizo info online, I started mixing the two...
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions? I promise not to zap suggestions down. Don't hurt
> > me.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jennifer
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