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Author: ito
Date: 2010-04-24 12:53
As the subject above..i am very keen to know what can be done to improve my very thin high notes..what are some of the ways or methods that can help to make the high notes round and nice.thanks in advance
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-04-24 21:28
There are many factors that are involved in achieving that. The mouthpiece and reed strength you use, how high or low your tongue is, if you're closing off your throat and if so to what extent. The way you voice in general, do you "sing" high or low when you play, what vowels you use if any to voice. How much breath support you use and how you use it. The way you form your embouchure and if you're pinching or not. Of course there's also your physical make up too. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: karlbonner82
Date: 2010-04-25 07:17
I switched from a Rico 2.5 to a Vandoren 3.0 and the quality of high notes (A and up) improved tremendously. You need a good quality reed that's hard enough to give you good timbral control but not so hard as to give you lung cramps.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2010-04-25 16:28
Supporting the airstream is probably the most important thing --more so than "biting" to get the reed to vibrate fast enough to reach the note you want to make.
A sufficiently stiff reed is also required. If the reed's natural frequency of vibration is below the note you want, you're in a hopeless situation; and with a soft reed, that is the case.
Bob Phillips
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