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Author: musica
Date: 2009-06-20 15:23
Third line B tends to be an issue at times since I play double lip and tend to
place bell between knees when playing. Anyone else open up the A/Ab key
with the left hand while on an extended note to compensate for pitch issues?
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Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2009-06-20 15:38
"...tend to place bell between knees when playing."
A no-no! Like driving your car with a foot on the brake pedal all the time.
Try resting the clarinet on one knee -- much less objectionable!
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2009-06-20 18:03
I do that for the 3rd line D and D# on my Eb Soprano. Do what you have to do and all the rest of us are thanking you for playing in tune.
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-06-20 19:03
In one of his videos, Tom Ridenour recommends opening uip the throat A key when playing the long clarion B. It was a YouTube video on "Killer Bs."
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
Post Edited (2009-06-20 19:03)
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Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2009-06-20 23:23
"Anyone else open up the A/Ab key
with the left hand while on an extended note to compensate for pitch issues?"
For ultra pppp quiet entries on a long B, opening the throat A key can improve the long B's response.
For quiet attacks on altissimo notes, opening the throat Ab key can improve response, depending on the note.
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Simon Aldrich
Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Artistic Director - Jeffery Summer Concerts
Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2009-06-21 16:31
The throat A/Ab also makes an alternative to the left hand G# for playing the long (altissimo) F:
TR|Ab|XXX|XXX
Bob Phillips
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-06-21 19:10
It is a common practice to do that though I must admit I rarely ever need to. I agree with Larry B on that. Place the bell ON your knee instead of having it between your legs muffling the bell tones and probably making the B flat. ESP
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