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Recital Reeds

Author: Caco185
Date: 2006-11-28 22:26

Hello all! I have a recital coming up in January and am starting to panic.

I post quite a bit on here about reeds, and I am so frustrated right now. I have many questions!

I have recently been noticing inconsistencys in Vandoren V-12 #4's. I play on the reeds for a few minutes, no more than 10 the first few days. One day the reed will sound great, and the next day it sounds awful, and the day after that it will sound decent, and so on.. It is just awful... and I have a huge fear that this will continue and hinder my recital.

A few questions:

Is it too soon to start preparing reeds for the recital? I think if I begin now, and set them aside, they will play quite differently come January.

IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS? How do you cope?

My teacher suggests "aking the reed work." Which basically means, increasing air, adjusting embouchure, and so on to make the reed work. I just wonder if there is an easier way..

Any suggestions?

Dale Huggard
Clarinet Performance Major, Michigan
Buffet R-13 - Silver plated
Genussa Excellente
Spriggs Floating Rail Ligature
Vandoren V12 #4

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