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Author: Renato
Date: 2003-09-21 01:32
Does anyone here take some time practising with a reed strength greater than their usual reeds just to get a stronger "bite" so their usual reed strength will play easier? For example, some daily practice with a #4 reed when your "official" (for most practice time, rehearsals and performances)reed number is 3.5.
Or is it a crazy idea?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-09-21 02:13
Playing on a reed which is too strong will cause you to compensate for the difference in strength by overblowing. This will also make the embouchure and diaphragm tighten more than usual. As a result, your muscles will tire and your endurance will be severly compensated. You will be taking breaths, far sooner than you normally would.. When playing legato sections, your phrasing will be disrupted by the additional breaths needed.
Best to just practice for longer periods of time on the correct strength reed and build your endurance the old fashioned way, a little at a time...GBK
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-09-22 07:33
Not to be recommended. Your embouchure will bite too hard on the softer reeds and you will close them off or you will start to play flat especially above high C. Use the duds in the box for repetitve technical practise.
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2003-09-22 12:42
Who wants to work that hard?
I have enough trouble finding the repeats, keeping track of key & time!
If you want a fitness regimen, get out of the chair.
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-09-22 18:25
Playing the clarinet is certainly not going to keep you physically fit!
As to playing on a soft reed, not too good if you want to develop a larger and focused sound. However, GBK ids right in if the reed tends to be too hard your going to tire quickly.
Time for a nap!
David Dow
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