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Re: Problems with B

Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2004-10-28 18:45

Also have your teacher turn the barrel around so that he can finger the note and you blow the mouthpiece - feel what the note feels like (the backpressure) when the Clarinet is being held properly and the fingers are sealing the tone holes.

Also have him check the C key (right hand key) to make sure that the "crows" foot is high enough to completely push down the C when the B is played with only the left pinky.

btw - you can still have the A key pressed while playing the B and it won't do anything to prevent the B from being played (so don't fear bumping the A or G# key while trying to get the note)

Typically it is (almost 100%) the bottom ring finger (low G hole) that is the problem leaking air due to the finger being too high up. Think of spreading your right hand fingers more to get the seal you probably need.

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