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Author: am0032
Date: 2013-11-14 13:03
I have a student that when they try to get D above the staff(and Eb, E, etc.), it overblows to the partial above. I have tried everything I can think of with her but have not been able to remedy the problem. She is an advanced high school player and this seems to be her only problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2013-11-14 13:29
Being a repair tech, The first thing I do in most of these cases is to make sure that the clarinet is sealing. Suction tests are not accurate since a pad can be blown open when playing but not when sucking. Also a leak can occur if the ring heights are too high (or low), or if the tenon cork is old, or if there is a crack.
Steve Ocone
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Author: pewd
Date: 2013-11-14 14:04
What happens when you play the student's instrument?
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: am0032
Date: 2013-11-14 17:42
When I play the instrument it works fine. She had the same issues playing my instrument.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2013-11-14 18:51
If you haven't already, check the amount of reed she has inside her mouth. Taking in too much reed can encourage those higher partials.
The higher you go in the clarinet's compass, the more critical the tongue shape and position ("voicing") become. You certainly know what small change you need to make to make those partials come out when you want them. Maybe she's already there and it just isn't affecting her chalumeau or clarion enough to cause wrong partials because the air column is more stable at the lower harmonic levels. See if you can describe to your student what you do to play the "overblown" notes (G6, Ab6, A6, Bb6) and then try to decribe what you do in reversing the process to get the "voicing" back down to the lower partials.
She can practice this by playing bugle calls using her tongue position to move from one partial to the other in something like Reveille or the first part of Taps.
Karl
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2013-11-14 20:15
Karl is right about voicing. Have your student play a second line open G. Then ask her to "squeak" it. She might struggle for a moment, but before long she'll probably produce the D above the staff. It's out of tune, but it's a start. Have her add her A key, and she'll hit a high E. Adding the register key will produce an F. After she's comfortable adjusting to the voicings in this register, transition to the regular fingerings. It just might work.
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Author: John Peacock
Date: 2013-11-14 20:17
> When I play the instrument it works fine. She had the same issues playing my instrument.
When you swap instruments, what about mouthpieces? Different mouthpieces can have
a big effect on stability in altissimo.
But if you're OK on her mouthpiece and she still squeaks on yours, then it's clear where the problem lies.
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Author: TAS
Date: 2013-11-14 22:25
Try using less lower lip bite and more pressure down from the top teeth.
TAS
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