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Re: Long Tones 2009

Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2009-04-10 20:43

Start the practice with long tones and three reeds. 1. Play a low note....listen.....adjust reed on the mouthpiece to get better response.....down, up, or side to side. try again. 2. long tone focusing on posture 3. Play some throat tones....make sure they are clear enough...if not ..adjust reed to clear up airyness or slow response.....use Ridenour ATG... 4. play some more long tones....cresc then dim... using tuner to check pitch during this.. 5 play some more long tones...focus on breathing and support.. 6. more long tones...air attack, 7. high note attack mp, p, pp, 8.. more tones...note connections....smooth finger action. 9. play two more reeds during warmup. 10 play a note as long as you can...try to develop.big inhale and techniques to last longer. use a watch to time it.

Long tones for brass instruments are for building embouchure endurance and strength. It isn't quite the same for clarinet. Carmine Caruso (a saxophone player who became a brass guru in NY) utilized exercises that were isometric in nature....keeping the embouchure set through long tones and between breaths to build strength. This might be helpful if you are coming back to clarinet playing after years off and lack sufficient embouchure muscles.

Freelance woodwind performer

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