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Re: Altissimo E advice for student

Author: Luuk ★2017
Date: 2019-08-23 14:05

Lots of useful tips above, but with all due respect, the concept of 'fast air' has been discussed several times on this board, and not always favourably. (See for instance http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=433883&t=433883, http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=474234&t=474216, http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=283291&t=208541.)
The least we can say is that, for many players, the concept of 'fast air' is not very enlightening.

For me, playing in the third register became much more reliable after working on these three things:
- don't be afraid, relax, don't pinch,
- apply more more air support,
- anticipate the third register note already while playing its predecessor in a lower register.

Regards,

Luuk
Philips Symphonic Band
The Netherlands

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