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Slurring down 12ths

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2007-08-22 18:20

How does one slur from the clarion register to a 12th below in intervals where the only change in fingering is the register key? For example, B middle of the staff down to low E. I see in the long tones thread that a poster indicates that they do this practicing long tones in half notes.

I can't manage it without either interrupting the sound by brushing the reed with the tongue, which spoils the legato, or by rather strenuously underblowing" via an adjustment of lip pressure / air pressure / oral cavity, which alters the sound of the lower note in a way I don't want. Experimentation thus far has failed to clearly point at what to practice.

Other intervals that are close to the 12th, like B down to F or C down to E, work better, but I have to time all the fingers very accurately. But the exact 12th seems to need something in addition to the register vent closure in order to "break" the overtone. Or am I doing something basic wrong? (I've seen very little music requiring this.)

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