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Re: Reeds Squeak

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-02-24 04:02

BGBG wrote:

> I also find there are some notes my fingers will just not form
> even though my mind knows how to make them.
>
> One such note is the Low F# with the Left Pinkie which used to
> but now will not seem to reach. However I found an alternate
> fingered note for Low F# with the Right pinkie which is much
> easier.
>

You *should* let someone who plays reasonably well try your clarinet. The pinky keys may not be in the best positions and could be moved to better suit your hands. You aren't really sure enough of yourself right now to know if something is leaking. You may be banging your head against a wall trying unsuccessfully to deal with problems that have solutions you haven't thought of.

Besides the LH F#, what other notes are hard to get to for your fingers?

I recently had a young student at a lesson who was having problems she had never had before with squeaks and notes just not speaking. It turned out, when I finally tried to play her clarinet, that I had much the same difficulty. The bridge keys had gotten out of kilter so the RH rings weren't able to go all the way down - the upper bridge key was too low. A slight adjustment to the upper bridge key fixed the issue. She wouldn't have known to check that. It wasn't even my first idea, although once I actually played her clarinet (which I should have done sooner), it was obvious to me.

Karl

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