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Author: 62282
Date: 2002-11-08 18:36
I just started playing clarinet a couple days ago and my progress is exciting. I love the tone and my fingers already are pretty comfortable. I taught myself how to play the guitar and bass so I can hear scales and modes pretty well. But after I start blowing for a while it just squeels very loudly. Am I not covering a hole entirely or is it how I am blowing. I would love to never hear that goose sound again. Thanks
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Author: Deshaun
Date: 2002-11-08 20:53
It could be your embourchure(i know i misspelled it), cuz i have a friend that plays clarinet and he says only time he squeaks is when his embourchure is not right.But what do i know im not a clarinet player.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2002-11-08 22:00
All beginners will squeek. It's nothing to worry about usually. Here are some possible causes.
1. Not covering the holes completely
2. Undeveloped embouchure
3. Undeveloped breath support
4. Clamping down on the reed to hard with the ligature or your mouth.
5. Leaks under the pads of the instrument due to misadjustment or pad deterioration. A clarinet teacher or repair tech can check it out.
I recommend that you get a teacher so you don't develop any bad habits. They can also guide you through gaining the expertise to know if problems are equipment related or just a part of your development as a player.
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Author: Benny B
Date: 2002-11-08 22:26
make sure u have a student mouthpiece and 2-21/2 rico reeds. sqeeking notes should be notes over the break B and above notes and low G to E. eventualy u need to get harder reeds move up to 3 and 31/2. after that ur mouthpiece will matter but thats for next time
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Author: Dee
Date: 2002-11-09 02:21
Rico reeds are not very good. Almost every other brand on the market is far better including Rico Royals and Mitchell Lurie. I would strong recommend switching to one of the latter.
Also you want a good mouthpiece not just any old student junk. The good student mouthpieces are Hite Premier, Fobes Debut, and Yamaha. More expensive but also excellent are the Vandoren mouthpieces such as either the B45 or 5RV.
Good mouthpieces and reeds help in one's development and are more important than the quality of the instrument.
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Author: TigerTenor
Date: 2002-11-09 21:50
Squeaking is a very common problem for beginners. You might want to make sure that you do not have a bad or damaged reed. Another common mistake is putting too much of the mouthpiece in your mouth. This will cause squeaks as well.
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Author: 62282
Date: 2002-11-10 05:08
Thanks. That's all the things I thought it could have been. It hasn't been happening that much lately, just when my lips get tired and I think I push too hard on the reed. Thanks
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Author: oboeguy
Date: 2002-11-11 17:56
typically, when most individuals start out, it's usually something to do with themselves. Although this is kind of discouraging, it's usually the case. The important thing that most beginners lack are air stream support and embouchure support. There isn't really much else you can do besides practice to cure those. Air stream support is the ability to expulse air from the lungs/thoracic cage etc. at a constant speed. Not too much, not too little. One reason, "air makes vibration makes sound." Otherwise stated, if you don't support you air to create sufficient vibration, you won't have sound, you'll have noise.
I don't believe you can have "too much" air, just too large of a volume at one time to make decent vibration. Secondly, embouchure. It is a VERY common misconception, and bad habit, to bite down on the reed when trying to play loud, or soft even for that matter. The only thing you'll get is a shrill nasty sounding blast of noise.
The only vowel i know of when playing an instrument that creates perfect resonation is O. You should strive for your mouth to remain in this position throughout the entire range of your instrument. This will ensure that all notes "sound" the same. It wouldn't make sense to play fully resonant and grand in the medium to low register, and sound tight and forced in the high register. I've heard people say to change an E when going up the register, but I think that is more of an effect rather than a cause of playing high. That's all for now
Oboeguy
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Author: Peein Ian
Date: 2002-11-21 01:33
as far as claronets go i have no i dea but the only time my alto sax squeeks is when i blow too hard so mabee that will help
peace
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