Author: rla_06
Date: 2006-01-22 21:58
I'm a senior in high school and have been playing the clarinet for about 7 years. My notes above C6 have been fine since about 8th grade, but all of a sudden a couple months ago I started having some problems. Most of the time, when I try to play D, Eb, or E6, I get a note from the next series of overtones. I practice 1-2 hours a day in general and have been trying to fix this problem since it started; however, I can't find the source.
My clarinet teacher thinks I'm biting, my band director thinks it's my reeds, the judge from All-State thinks it's a combination of nerves and not enough support, and the clarinet professor from a college at which I recently auditioned said it sounded like a mechanical problem, maybe a jump key leak. The squeaking doesn't happen every time, but probably 75% of the time. Also, the notes from F6 up are fine. Any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Rosemary
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