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Re: After 57 years

Author: Volatile
Date: 2017-07-03 19:42

I've been practicing on a Yamaha ycl 250 for about 3 months; four 15 minute sessions a day with 75% of that on fundamentals. Progress has been slow, and I've felt like smashing the clarinet against a wall a number of times. There are no teachers or even a music store in the small desert town where I live. Looking back after each practice, I can usually find something that's improved, even though it might seem trivial to a professional or accomplished amateur, as I know some of you are. I replaced the loose fitting Yamaha 4c mouthpiece with a Vandoren B 45 lyre shortly after acquiring the instrument thinking it would make blowing easier. I've read, here I think, that Legere reeds only work well with certain mouthpieces, the B 45 lyre isn't one of them. However, I'm sold on synthetic reeds, and the current setup is the B 45 lyre, Fibracell 2.5 reed and a Rovner Dark ligature. Crossing the break going up is improving, however I can only reach the B above the staff in the clarion register. I'm thinking a stiffer reed, stronger embouchure, and eventually a different mouthpiece will allow me to go higher. While practicing crossing the break, for example slurring a C below the staff to the clarion G, when I release the register key the horn continues to sound the high G. I know I've read why someplace , but can't remember where. So how/why does this occur ?

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