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Re: Short squeak on staccato

Author: Dobby
Date: 2023-11-23 13:40

Hi!
Thank you for your answers. It seems that Karl is right: I tried to put less pressure on the reed, and the problem disappeared - at least for now:-). So thank you Karl.
To answer the questions:
- @ Karl, yes those are the two Cs in question
- @ Paul, yes, the short squeak only appear when I tongue those specific notes

Dan Shusta wrote
> I saw a video on YouTube today about squeals. When the player
> was ever so slightly not covering a key properly, the squeal
> produced was constant...it did not go to the tone of the
> fingering.
Could you share a link to this video? I'm curious:-)

> The above explanation, however, doesn't reveal the "why" it
> only happens on C4 and C5.
This is the big mystery to me...

> This is just my theory and I hope that I've made some sense.
>
I'll keep this theory in mind:-) I'll definitely try to pay attention to my finger placement. I know that I sometimes fail to place them properly... Thanks:-)
As for the pressure, I always assumed that you were not supposed to put a lot of pressure one the keys otherwise you could bend them. I may be wrong...

m1964 wrote
> Good luck.
Thanks:-D

Anyway, I'll try to concentrate on the pressure I put on the reed and see if the problem is still fixed. I'll try to check finger placement and possibly leaks (which seems unlikely since the clarinets I experienced this problem on are both in very good shape (one being new and the other maintained by a professional musician))

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