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Re: Glissando on a plateau clarinet

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-01-01 09:35

Yes with some practice for a few weeks or less, not a problem. It's actually a must to learn and it's a lot of fun! You don't want to half hole. It was recently covered here about a week or 2 ago, but I like to use a wrist type of action and slide the fingers off of the keys, start with the right hand and start with sliding the fingers off of the keys. Then try the left hand and then together with the lower hand starting the gliss. Use a slightly softer reed, relax your embouchure by flattening the notes, but support the flow of the air really well. USE a MIRROR and watch your fingers move evenly as they slide off of the keys. It's kind of like the saxes. Lots of embouchure control and air movement.

I believe the trick to a beautiful sound during the gliss is relaxing the whole sinus area and HEARING the sound. Often people screw this up because the sound quality goes wacko; like playing on a 1 1/2 strength reed, it doesn't have to. It can be played beautifully.

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Post Edited (2018-01-01 22:31)

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