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Author: Melanie
Date: 2002-08-25 06:49
Ok, I've been working on the Copland Clarinet Concerto and actually performed it last year, but I can't seem to get the glissando in the last measure. I know that it takes practice, but my teacher is getting frustrated with me. He has tried to work with me on it, and I just don't seem to be getting it. He thinks that the problem lies in my embouchure. His solution is to have me bend the pitch of the B above the staff down to the G below that or even lower. I have not been able to do this. Anyone have any advice for me? I'm getting very frustrated.
Thanks
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Author: tww
Date: 2002-08-25 14:12
Here's an exercise that helped me. While pressing down the thumb & register key, half-hole all six tone holes (cover only the left half of the left-hand tone holes and only the right half of the right-hand tone holes.) Try playing like this, and with very slight variations in lower lip pressure you should be able to send the pitch flying all over the place. This helped me to know what the embouchure feels like to do what you want to do.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-08-25 21:34
I've tried that, too, TWW. I can't do all the things a violinist can but, so what? One can slide and skid around a lot -- and it's fun
You can tell, can't you(?), it doesn't take much to amuse me.
I don't know how far it goes toward qualifying as a 'practice session' though, maybe more of a 'breather' from regular woodshedding.
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Author: jez
Date: 2002-08-25 22:49
I think that tww's suggestion is very good. I have a theory that, in a glissando, the nature of the instrument changes from the length of the tube determining the pitch to the body of the instrument providing resonance to the pitch coming from the reed alone. Half-holing all the fingers enables you to play any note between C5 & C6 or higher.
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