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Author: Emily
Date: 2004-11-24 20:47
For music class, we get to choose our instruments between flute clarinet and trumpet. When I tried the flute i couldn`t make a sound, and the trumpet makes me dizzy, so i'm left with the clarinet which I realli want to play, but when I tried some of the notes like C, the sound came out kind of squeaky and its suppose to be lower cause its a C and I tried again and it still squeaky. Is there a way i can make it less squeaky and any suggestions or tips for the flute?
thanks,
Emily
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Author: Flute 1
Date: 2004-11-24 21:26
if you are squeaking.. you are probably putting too much of the mouthpiece in your mouth. Flute.. try tighting your lips together like a slight pucker and then use faster air while keeping your lips tight.
I hope that this helps
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-11-26 22:07
make a your face like the you are going to say the letter "D". then say the syllable "ew". so that your corners of your lips are together and the middle of your lips are loose. take in a little mouthpiece about 2 cm or 1/4 of an inch. don't be too tight, or you'll cause the reed to squeak. hope this helps.
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Author: Emily
Date: 2004-11-26 23:04
thanks to the ppl that answered this post.
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Author: Emily
Date: 2004-11-29 20:44
For the last snetence i put"Is there a way i can make it less squeaky and any suggestions or tips for the flute?", what i meant tp say was"Is there a way i can make it less squeaky and any suggestions or tips for the clarinet?
Instead of flute its clarinet (the last word)
Emily
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Author: Ambrosia
Date: 2004-12-05 07:27
if you are a beginner it is natural to squeek....just practice
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Author: Janet
Date: 2004-12-11 18:44
Okay, for the flute place you're pointer finger under your lips and put you're other hand a couple inchies away if you can feel the air on the hand a feel inchies away then you're doing it right if you can't you're not doing it right.
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Author: Chuck
Date: 2005-02-12 02:14
try to cover all of the holes. I am in All Parish Band, 1st chair, I have the best model of clarinets ever made! I STILL SQWEEK!!!! is ok just hang in there and practice youll get better!
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