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Re: making the high D to B smoother?

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2019-05-06 17:53

Even after establishing a good embouchure and good air support, making the 2nd break transitions truly smooth and seamless takes some finicky finger coordination. I think it's harder to get really smooth than the 1st break. Contrary motion on and between hands is frequently involved.

Even if there's no gap in sound, sometimes when crossing upward a noticeable "pop" happens at the start of the second note. An example of where that is frequently noticeable is the clarinet entrance to the Weber Quintet, 1st movement. Few performers achieve a truly seamless slur between the C and C#. (My personal uninformed theory about that "pop" relates it to the unchimneyed tone hole under the lh ring finger, and curing it seems to involve how that finger closes that hole - it needs to lay down, not slam down. Why that, I don't know. The difference is less noticeable in lower registers.)

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