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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2003-04-18 03:00
Does anyone have suggestions for the high altissimo notes on a clarinet. I know the fingerings, but when i play them they come out about an octave sometimes an octave and a second lower then what they should be! I just can't get them high enough. I've tryed faster air and tightening the corners of my lips, does anyone else have an idea of how to hit them?
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Author: Corey
Date: 2003-04-18 13:31
What reed strength are you using? Harder reeds seem to let the altissimo notes come out easier. The altissimo notes are also more focused and less strident with harder reeds. Hope this helps
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-04-18 16:20
Firm reed.
Very firm but not tight embouchure
Very good air support
Think the pitch of the notes as you play them. This does help get the correct pitch.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2003-04-19 19:01
ok if it helps, i'm using a vandoren v-12 size 3 reed, and as far as i know my embourchure is tight. i've tried to make it tighter but it still comes out lower then it should be.
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Author: rick
Date: 2003-04-20 03:21
Move your tonuge into the position like you're saying the letter "EEEEEEEEEEEE". By raising the tongue it'll make the cavity in your mouth a bit smaller hence speeding up the flow of air. I play sax and clarinet and tongue position has a TON to do with the ability to get the extreme upper registers.
-Rick, Detroit
saksafon@comcast.net
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-04-20 12:24
Theboy_2 wrote:
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ok if it helps, i'm using a vandoren v-12 size 3 reed, and as far as i know my embourchure is tight. i've tried to make it tighter but it still comes out lower then it should be.
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The embouchure should be firm NOT tight. If your embouchure gets tight, you will be choking off the reed and end up with a thin, screechy, unpleasant sounding note.
Perhaps your air pressure is too low. Higher notes need more air pressure (not air volume) to speak.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-04-20 12:25
Also take some lessons from a clarinet instructor.
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Author: Jim
Date: 2003-05-23 05:34
Work your way up to them, don't just finger them and expect for them to work right away. When i'm doing my altissimo routine on clarinet during warm up, I start on High 4 line G and work up and not moving to the next note till it sounds clear and has a good tone, then go to the next one, normally i get up the Eb above that before the notes are hard to get, but after doing tha for awhile of learning lower altissimo better, it has helped me get the higher altissimo easier. so pretty much just practice practice and yeah, use a harder reed of course. med 4s should help you, but then the rest of the instrument will be harder to play. and if you really want high notes, u could always resort to biting the reed... but yeah, i prefer not to. anwyays, hope this has helped you, later~
~Jim Geddes~
~UW-EC~
~Eau Claire, Wisconsin~
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