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high (altissimo) notes trouble

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2002-10-25 02:40

Two questions once again.

1) I don't know what it is, but I am really having dificulty getting out the higher notes. Anything above the thumb and register key C. I can get them out, but only if I play them forte. But if I'm going for a softer tone, there's an ugly airy throuty sound before they come out. And sometimes, they don't even come out. I think it may just be me getting used to the new Gigliotti mouthpiece. It's MUCH more closed than my old B45, not to mention the long facing. Is this it or am I just becoming a worse and worse player? (hehe, hope not!)

2) I have a slight physical problem. Nothing at all major, just that my lower jaw grew a little too much and it sticks out farther than my upper jaw. How should I treat this? I figured just stick the clarinet a little further out than normal cause I can take in just that much more reed. Sound ok? Or would a different facing mouthpiece work better than the one I have now (see above). Or shoudl I just not worry about it?

Thanks for everyone's help. Everyone's so nice and I'm trying to help with topics that I may know about (very few, but some).

Alexi

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