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Author: gladiator
Date: 2016-12-18 01:54
I'd like to know how the clarinetist from the video performs:
https://youtu.be/EOjEtgNCeUs?t=2m17s
a)part at 2:17, the link to the video starts at that time
I'm referring to the double slur from clarion to altissimo A tone
What fingering would you recommend for this?
b)altissimo tone E at 2:23, how does he "bend" the note so strongly at it's end?
also a question about altissimo tonguing, the tongue is suppose to be kept high while tonguing, however, some altissimo notes require the tongue to be down and the throat to be open, like altissimo A - what are the instructions for tonguing in such instances
Post Edited (2016-12-18 01:55)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2016-12-18 08:38
Not sure what to try to tell you about the clarion to altissimo As. TO me it doesn't sound slurred, but very quickly and lightly tongued to get it to respond. The bend at 2:23 seems to me more like he scooped into a note, and then quickly jumped up an octave (probably slurred). So to me, it sounds like rather than bending up from a note, it's just a scoop into a note.
As for tonguing altissimo, feel free to tongue the flat of the reed with the tip of your tongue. It'll achieve the same effect of stopping the vibration of the reed and for me seems to work much better if I need to tongue quickly in the altissimo instead of the tip of the reed.
US Army Japan Band
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Author: gladiator
Date: 2016-12-18 14:15
ohh, I'm not referring to the bend up and into the note, I'm referring to the bend down at the end of the note which starts at 2:23, bend down happens at 2:25-2:26
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2016-12-18 22:28
That bend at 2:25-2:26 is literally just voicing flexibility. An exercise you can do is play a thumb C, and practice moving your tongue and and very SLIGHTLY loosening up your embouchure a bit and learning to bend that note down in half steps.
Here's an example of that exercise (commonly referred to as a throat or voicing exercise for the sax)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC80DN_xunI
It works on clarinet as well, and with practice, and good air support, you'll be able to bend a thumb C VERY far down, and those altissimo notes will be able to be bent downwards very clearly.
This exercise also helps you work on that wonderful glissando ala Rhapsody in Blue (except instead of starting in the upper note and going downward, you have to remember the throat/tongue position of what it felt like when you bent downward, start there, and bring everything back to normal as you slide your fingers off to get to the high C)
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: gladiator
Date: 2016-12-19 00:26
Eh well, I can bend it with loosening up the embouchure, just not as good as much as that guy. Guess I need more practice.
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