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HELP a Band Director!!!

Author: tkillian
Date: 2007-11-05 13:37

I have a student who has played out of tune for the last 2 years.

Ive tried everthing, new mouthpiece, getting her clarinet "fixed", all different reed strengths, chaning the embouchure...

Then this year for whatever reason I looked at her barrell. Its shorter and fatter than ANY other barrell on all the clarinets Ive ever seen. EXCEPT where the barell meets the body of the clarinet. In other words if I take a normal student clarinet and have her put her mouthpiece and barrel on it, it wont fit...and vise versa...

Hers is an OLD students model.

The Bb and A are the worst out of tune and things get better as you move away from those notes in either direction.

We have tried to put other barrels on her clarinet but they dont fit...

So whats the deal...Im a percussionist and we have no professional clarinet players around here to ask.

Oh, and on all other clarinets she plays in tune.

Its driving me crazy.

tk

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HELP a Band Director!!!

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2007-11-05 13:37