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Von Weber Clarinet Concerto no. 1 Help

Author: sarawashere
Date: 2015-06-24 04:40

Hi,

So I'm new here. First post, although I've been reading around here for a while. I'm working on the 1st Weber Concerto for an audition for a college ensemble. I'm terrified, but that's another issue. Anyway, I'm having a lot of trouble with a few things:

1. The third movement in general, getting things up to speed is a problem.
2. The ascending staccato passages. The notes seem to blur together and sound sloppy. Any advice for clarifying staccato in general?
3. In the third movement there are a lot of fast slur-two staccato-two rhythms in the range of clarion G to clarion C. Usually this range doesn't give me any trouble and I can slur the whole thing without having any major tone issues, but when I add in the staccato portions my tone just goes to hell. It starts to sound very airy and pinched, like it does when you aren't using enough air even though I feel like I'm using the same amount of air as usual if not more if that makes any sense? I've tried several things to fix it (long tones, tonguing everything, slurring everything, slowing it down, more mouthpiece, less mouthpiece, etc.) but nothing is working.

My audition is in two months and I'm starting to panic a bit. Any advice you have would be amazing and greatly appreciated.

Thank You,
Sara

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