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 Re: Relevance of long tones??
Author: D Dow 
Date:   2016-04-15 00:56

Without getting into a semantics discussion I feel long tones are primarily important for clarinet. To make a beautiful and sustained sound on clarinet is not easy.

On top of this...
the avoidance of the dead sine wave sound will show a player is not mature or just plain unimaginative. Eveness is great but shows the lack of technique in this matter.



The music is going somewhere always...so be sure to know when to alter the tone color...ie at the end of phrases or changes in harmony. There are loads of solos where the clarinet begins by playing a sustained note...so even at low volumes a nice tone must carry and also be part of the overall line. Make sure the pitch is steady but never drops or is overtly sharp at the end and beginning of long notes. Practice holding notes with a well tuned piano and work on disappearing into the sound of the piano like a soft echo.

David Dow
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