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Re: Altissimo notes on Bass Clarinet

Author: Speculator Sam
Date: 2018-06-05 03:21

I'm not terribly certain, but I know I apply some pressure with my jaw and I lift my tongue higher to do it. That being said the top F# is my new "Personal best highest note". High C is a joke, I just blow harder. In fancy terms, I apply lesser pressure with the jaw and well... blow faster? Like, if I blew into the instrument and removed the it quickly the noise I'd hear would be a "fffffffftt" and not a "hufffffff" like I would for lower notes.

If you could recall that film "The Master Speaks" when Joe Allard talked about the "X" sound when exhaling as opposed to the "tuh" or "Tu/Too" sound. I'm not skilled enough to really musically apply those top notes, but I suppose becoming familiar with the feeling of playing those notes will make it easier to control my registers changes and prevent unwanted squeaks in normal playing.

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