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 Re: Bass Clarinet: Help on playing high notes...
Author: bob49t 
Date:   2006-12-23 19:58

Adding to pewd's good advice.................

More than any other higher pitched clarinet, it's important NOT to "help" the elevation by tightening the embouchure AT ALL. In fact, the bigger the clarinet, the easier it should be to produce notes in the altissimo.

Just a suggestion, but as an exercise.......
Try going DOWN a strength of reed and really letting your chops go at the top. It'll be a strange experience at first, but ...if there's no pad leak ... these high notes should come out neatly. With the "feel" in mind, go back to your regular reed strength and apply what you've learned.

OK, it works for me when I've been playing a lot of sop clar, but I do understand it may not work for everyone.

BobT

BobT

Post Edited (2006-12-23 20:14)

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