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Author: juan
Date: 2006-10-18 16:41
I've been working on my range for almost two weeks and I've been strugleling to get anything past the 4 octive G. I'm not sure if to think of a vowel or something to make the notes come out. Thanks for all who can help.
Post Edited (2006-10-18 16:42)
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Author: jmberch
Date: 2006-10-18 19:59
I remember when i started working on my lower a few months ago and now upper altissimo Your embochure should stay the same until you reach around an F#. (ex. play the f tuning note in chalameaux (if thats how it's spelled) and then just add the octave key, without stopping. Your embochure should stay the same. I think you might be lipping up too much. If that doesn't help, try working up to it on a major scale or chromatic. long tones up there can also help. If you want to gain control over these notes, you can try to play them as quiet as you can, and try to keep your air stream constant. playing the note 2 octaves down, then jumping straight to it will help to bc you here the pitch before you play it. i did this daily, and i noticed improvement right away. hope this helps
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Author: juan
Date: 2006-10-18 23:40
thanks i've found this really helpful information.
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Author: claritoot26
Date: 2006-10-20 18:05
Some folks tighten the throat too much in the altissimo register. One way to practice staying open is to practice slurring long tones with these intervals, starting on fourth-space E:
E -C#
F-D
F#-D# (use fork fingering)
G-E
G#-F
All of these intervals involve just lifting the index finger. As you slur, try to keep the throat open, good breath support, and slide the index finger in such a way as to avoid a "bump" over the high-register break. You can also add the note a twelfth below (Low A, Bb, B natural, C, and C# respectively) at the beginning of each slur.
Hopefully this will establish good throat position and you can start working on your upper range above G, maintaining the good habits you develop with this warm-up routine.
Have fun.
Lori
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Author: SVClarinet09
Date: 2006-10-30 19:02
BassClarinet21 wrote:
> Are you talking about notes higher than really high c?
No BassClarinet21, what he is referring to is the Lower Altissimo G, The G one octave above Clarinon RTxxx-000 G. There are notes higher than "super C" but most clarinet players dont attempt to play them because it is unecessary, or that they are not in tune so you dont know what note you are playing (ie. E RT1xx-000 could be used to play E or A)
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Author: BassClarinet21
Date: 2006-10-30 20:44
ok, I didn't know that they were called altisimo.
I don't feel you have to growl in your throat to get them out
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2006-10-30 20:56
BassClarinet21 wrote:
> I don't feel you have to growl in your throat to get them out
I don't think anyone said anything about "growling" to get the altissimo notes out! Rather, if you don't relax your throat a bit (something counterintuitive, at least for me) you'll end up sounding "pinched".
Also, while everyone will caution against "biting down", thoose high notes will take a pretty firm embouchure to speak well.
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Author: Cuisleannach
Date: 2006-10-31 02:15
<<I have no financial interest in Tom Ridenour's book>>
If you haven't looked at this, there are a vast multitude of altissimo fingerings, some of which are better on different horns (even of the same make) as others, and I've found that the "standard" fingerings aren't necessarily the best. Tom Ridenour's clarinet fingering book has some brilliant examples, and it's certainly worth the price.
-Randy
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