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Author: jmberch
Date: 2006-09-18 23:20
Hello all. I am new to the site. I don't have a private tutor and i was wondering if anyone could provide tips on these things i'm trying to learn. I am in jazz band, and next year i will finaly be 1st clarinet (he is really really good) at my school. I wil have the clarinet solos in jazz, and i want to learn how to gliss; it would be great if i could hopefully use in a solo one day ![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif) . Usually, I learn skills by reading articles on the internet, and teaching myself. I haven't found anything good on these topics.
High notes, meaning upper altissimo (above g6)....I'm sure no one likes these, but i need to get them down. I can play Ab concert 3 octaves pretty easily, it's just that i can't get anything past that..with ease. I would like to play all scales, including Eb, 3 octaves. Any kind of hints or tricks will help.
Background info:
I play long tones 30 min everyday. I play all of my scales and arpeggios a few times everyday. I practice out of the Select Studies (advanced) book. I am pretty good when it comes to techincal passages. I play on an original Buffet Crampon Evette E11 with a Selmer HS* mouthpiece. For marching season, i play on a size 3.5 V12 read, and a size 4 56 Rue Lepic for wind ensemble.
If i need to do something different or if there is something i can do to improve my playing ability, please infrom me.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2006-09-18 23:59
Thanks for asking about this. Though I haven't attempted this in eons, the idea for the gliss from the fourth ledger line "G" is to over blow a long B (I start the gliss the same way as the clarion, nudging the C# key on the left).
WOW!! Don't practice this with anyone you care about within a city block!!!
............Paul Aviles
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Author: jmberch
Date: 2006-09-19 00:07
hehe, thanks for the tip. I'm sure my mom agrees with you, she leaves the house everytime i practice (or attempt to practice).
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Author: William
Date: 2006-09-20 13:35
For "marching season", save your V12's and try a Legere 3.5. Will not dry out, needs no warm-up and is durable. If your careful, it may last through all the remaining years of your HS marching band experiance, bad weather and all. Have fun........
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Author: jmberch
Date: 2006-09-20 20:54
Hmm...I usually don't have a problem with my reeds. I usually cycle 12 and they last the whole season. Thanks for the advice though
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