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beginner here....

Author: Xiongmao
Date: 2010-11-09 22:35

Hey there,
I just got my clarinet 3 days ago. It's not going bad at all I guess, I can already play some cool stuff. There are just a few things that hold me back, main if which is definitely the embosure. I can get a pretty decent sound out of the instrument, but my facial muscles get tired and sore after a while (a short while) of playing properly and I have to stop playing. I wonder whether there's something wrong with the reed/mouthpiece or it's just normal and I will get used to it, because at the moment it's the main obstacle. To play the upper octave (second upper) is even worse. I gotta blow even harder and sometimes I can't get a sound out of it or it just "squeeks". I would like to ask how you people change your embosure as you play higher notes, is there a particular technique? Is it possible at all that a cheap clarinet won't play properly certain notes that better ones can play, say from the third A upwards, or around there?

Thanks a lot in advance to anyone who can help!

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