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Author: Irwin
Date: 2001-07-06 00:47
I'm having a problem slurring from G to B natural across the break. It's almost as though the B is pinched and I need to blow extra hard and slide into the B. There is no problem slurring from B down to G, nor is there any problem tonguing between B and G either up or down. As best I can tell, there's no leak in the B pad.
I plan to take this up with my teacher on Sunday but was wondering if anyone had some ideas and suggestions to fix the problem. Thanks.
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Author: Meri
Date: 2001-07-06 00:58
You really do need to 'blow through the break', especially in going between the chalumeau and clarion registers in order to do it smoothly and maintain the sound quality.
Meri
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Author: Tim2
Date: 2001-07-06 02:27
Make sure our fingers are in perfect unison when they come down.
It does take support to cross the break. That is the kind of support that you need throughout the instrument to get a good sound. It takes time to develop.
Slow, very slow, practice across the break is one way to accomplish this. Concentrate on supporting your air, your sound. Play two long tones, sluring from the G to the B. Play a long G and when you are ready to play B, support and move the fingers together. Make sure they are not stretched away from the keys, Finger position can be in a relaxed position near the keys. Strive for good sound and smoothness.
You may find that keeping the three right hand fingers down before you play the B will help. If you do, you must support your sound or your G will be flat. Many clarinet players will keep their right hand down if they are playing notes from G or A or Bb to B or C or even D.
It will happen. We all have gone through it. Once you have it, It's there for you whenever you need it. Good luck to your becoming a better clarinet player.
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Author: David
Date: 2001-07-06 03:22
I've had the same problems with any throat tone going to a clarion B. In the case with A to B, a good way to switch over along with what Tim2 is to keep open your throat-tone-A key when you play a B and only remove it when you play any else in clarion (The A key ruins the clarion C and above, but allows the B to sound).
This, depending on your instrument, will improve your sound greatly or not make much of a difference (Or it might not come out at all.) I find that in scales and certain passages these techniques help make it easier for me to break the register barrier. Good luck and let us know how it goes!!
These directions may be confusing, but please accept my most sincere apologies that I haven't gotten decent sleep in a few days and am not thinking fully clear, even for an artist!!
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-07-06 14:21
That is a hard thing to do well. I found that keeping the right hand down helps tremendously, but I still had to compensate for the difference in volume that would occur when going from the G to the B. Practicing going from A to B and adjusting the volume until it was a smooth transition helped to make my G to B better. It just takes a lot of work to accomplish the smooth breath/hand coordination needed for this technique.
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Author: Keil
Date: 2001-07-06 18:22
Brenda has said it!!! Leave your right hand down, it won't effect the pitch of the G that much and if you use the basic G resonance fingering or at least the one i was taught which is the holding down the index and middle fingers on the right hand. This makes the flow between the registers much smoother. This works with ANY of the throat tones starting with G to Bb. Just leaving the fingers in the right hand down also adds some depth to the tone quality. I hope this helps!
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-07-06 20:00
Yes, possibly the most difficult of cl passages, for me at least! I am using it as one of the tests in evaluation of 3 Buffet Vintages presently, along with comparisons of tonality and clarity of alternate fingerings of the several "marginal" notes on most cls. Break runs, fast and slurred will sure show up the mechanical condition of the whole horn readily IMHO, and PRACTICE X3 is the only solution I know of. Get to know your clarinet! Don
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