Author: Christopher Davis
Date: 2001-10-31 10:34
When learning this glissando, I think that the actual "smearing" of the tones is best done from the D above third-space C... while playing that D on a reed that isn't too hard (bending pitches works best on slightly soft reeds), you drop your throat deeply as if you're going to yawn, while at the same time positioning your tongue as if you're saying "yawww"... slacken the embouchure somewhat and let the pitch bend downward (let it droop), then carefully slide your fingers, not one-by-one, but one hand at a time, beginning at the bottom fingers, in one slow pull diagonally off the sides. From there, the pitch is suspended in a wide range until your embouchure slowly firms up and brings the pitch up to the written C at the top of the smear. When you've practiced it up and get the opportunity to perform the piece, take your time with the glissando, and the effect is incredible on the audience.
Hope this wordy, run-on mess somehow helps. XXX
Christopher Davis
Las Vegas, NV
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