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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2003-04-29 00:37
I think I can throw one about 4 feet. Maybe a little farther if he is a little on the light side.
TH
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2003-04-29 01:41
The clarinet range -
It's the one that is only big enough to cook hotdogs, or maybe a burrito if you're determined. Just don't expect your reeds to last long at 400...
I think the real question is how long can the parents of the average junior high kid withstand 'The Sun and Moon' or 'The Rhythm of the night' in preparation for a recital.
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Author: DAVE
Date: 2003-04-29 01:48
Most of my 7th graders play to high D
8th graders high F
9-12th grade to high G
I think any higher for that age is useless.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-04-29 01:49
How about the electrical engineer who quit to become a cowboy?
His favorite song was "Ohm, ohm on the Range." ...GBK  (with apologies to Henny Youngman)
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Author: Bradley
Date: 2003-04-29 02:56
Dave- I'm a 9th grader and I can play up to high C# ( C#7) chromatically, and yes- I have to agree it is useless LOL
Bradley
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Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2003-04-29 12:37
above comment: "9-12th grade to high G
I think any higher for that age is useless."
I think notes above high G are not "useless" as they are needed to play the literature for any serious student.
Just quickly off the top of my head are some notes above altissimo G that a student would need:
the Rossini Introduction and Variations has an altissimo Ab;
this year's ICS High School Competition has Kalmen Opperman's "Un Seul" as one of the two required pieces. The Opperman goes up to altissimo A.
There are many other examples, but the Opperman as a high school competition requirement serves notice to serious students that they need to go beyond altissimo G.
Also, being able to play beyond the G makes it easier to get used to playing and controlling the other high notes more frequently used - F, F#, G.
As for the "average" high school student? I think up to altissimo G or Ab is good; if you want to be more than "average" keep going up. You will need those notes and need them to sound as in control as the rest of the range of the instrument.
Now, let's all sing: "up, up and away-yay..."
Tom Piercy
thomaspiercy.com
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-04-29 18:34
Alot of important repetiore requires above the high G.
Even goodman in Sing Sing, Sing hits the double high C
as well the wonderful Artie Shaw glissandos in his Concerto for clarinet.
There are alot of important stuff in band literature above the high G as well!
David Dow
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Author: horses&violins
Date: 2003-04-29 23:28
"I think I can throw one about 4 feet. Maybe a little farther if he is a little on the light side."
LOL!
...but i'm confused. i'm strictly a pianist and violinist so comprehend absolutely zilch when yall say "altissimo" and stuffs like that
"high G"... you're referring to 2 G's above middle C?
oh and how low can you go? ![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif)
Post Edited (2003-04-30 00:34)
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Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2003-04-29 23:49
"High G" --
we're talking about 3 G's above middle C;
the G that is 4 ledger lines above the staff;
Altissimo G.
The clarinet has different names for the different registers;
from bottom to top they are:
- Chalumeau
- (with "throat register," or "throat tones" a subset of chalumeau)
- Clarion
- Altissimo
This was discussed and explained recently.
Here is a link to a succinct explanation by "Dee."
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=108461&t=108388#reply_108461
Tom Piercy
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2003-04-30 00:38
The compass of the usual Clarinet is from written E below middle C (E3) to C an octave above high C (C7). In the case of the B-flat pitched soprano Clarinet, the most common of the Clarinets, the actual notes sounded are one whole tone below the written notes, thus from concert D3 to concert Bb6.
Some instruments are made with extended lower range. These generally extend the instrument's compass by a half-step (to written Eb3, concert Db3). A very few Clarinets are made which will play even lower than that.
On the other hand, one could consider the Clarinet's range to be somewhere between that of a horse and a violin.
Regards,
John
who just couldn't do it all straight
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Author: diz
Date: 2003-04-30 01:11
Range of a clarinet???
I find the younger they are and the lighter the further I can toss 'em.
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Author: DAVE
Date: 2003-04-30 02:25
I was talking about AVERAGE students. Despite the requirements for the ICA, very few works for H.S. band use notes higher than G.
BTW---the note in the Rossini that Tom refers to is A natural not A flat.
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Author: Amy
Date: 2003-05-01 20:08
David S:
I LOVE that bit where his amp goes to 11!
I am an 8th grader and get up to high G but have never had to play higher than the D#/Eb below that.
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Author: n_hanson12
Date: 2003-05-02 17:53
I'm in the 10th grade and can play up to an altissimo G. I have only ever needed an altissimo F, but I figure the higher the better. If anything, it's going to help the lower ranges too, right? That's what I always thought anyway.
~Nicki
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Author: Redhedclrnetist
Date: 2003-05-02 19:13
I'm also in tenth grade. I can play up to altissimo A and sometimes B (depending on the reed). However I'm the only one in the class who can go so high; most everyone says it's just squeaking and I agree. Anything above F is just a "controlled squeak"...
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Author: William
Date: 2003-05-02 19:49
"Anything above F is just a "controlled squeak"..."
Actually, that should read "controlled overtone." A squeak is an uncontrolled overtone.
And, controlled overtones include all notes starting at B4 (long B natural) and above. The register key causes the clarinet to sound its overtone series of the third partial (which most clarinetists refer to as the twelfth).
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Author: Redhedclrnetist
Date: 2003-05-03 17:25
Hmm, nice answer. Okay, it's a controlled overtone. Actually, that makes sense because I squeak A Lot (sad to say) and it's usually because I push an extra button somewhere (sounding it's overtone, or partial). Thanks, now I can apologize (when I squeak) with an educated answer.
Post Edited (2003-05-04 00:06)
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