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New player airy sound

Author: jsantos1
Date: 2018-05-15 18:58

Hey everyone!

So I just bought my clarinet last week from a person who bought it 2 years ago and didn't like the instrument. I'm practising a little bit everyday, but unfortunately I couldn't manage to find a teacher in my area, so for now I'm trying to practice mindfully and learn from reddit/youtube.

So the clarinet I bought came with a stock mouthpiece and a Vandoren no. 1 reed (which I guess is 2 years old and as far as I can tell, the person scrapped the reed to make it even thinner) and I could play some notes with a terrible tone. I went to my music shop and bought a Vandoren no. 3, no. 2 and no. 1,5 and couldn't get any sound of them. Yesterday I was trying again the new reeds I bought and I realized I just wasn't blowing hard enough; because the crappy reed was so thin, I got used to put little air to make it vibrate. However, we I did got a sound from the no. 1,5 and the no. 2, it was very airy. Here is a recording I just did 30 minutes ago (https://soundcloud.com/joao-pedro-743947157/sets/clarinet)

What is possible causing this airy sound? A poor embochure? A poor air support? Maybe is it because I'm not used to these new reeds? As for the stock mouthpiece, I already got a Clark Fobes Debut (which is probably gonna be in my hands tomorrow). Since I'm playing with a harder reed, I found that I'm making a firmer embochure and my muscles are getting tired, is this normal? I also noticed is very very hard to articulate and when I manage to do so without stopping the reed vibration, the articulation gets also airy.

Thank you everyone in advance!

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