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Author: redclarion
Date: 2011-05-25 06:53
Flutes do this so easily and pretty much most other instruments too...
Why is jumping octaves up and down so difficult on clarinets? I play an older instrument. Could that be the reason? Are the newer clarinets more capable with such passages?
Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
\"The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument.\" (Jack Brymer)
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2011-05-25 07:15
The main problem with octave jumps is that they aren't.
The clarinet overblows in 12ths, i.e. when you operate the register key you go from C up to G, from F to C and so on.
The age of your clarinet does not matter, but its state of repair does very much.
I wouldn't say it is difficult, it just takes some getting used to, just as on other instruments one must get used to not to inadvertently overblow; the clarinet is much more stable in this regard, and maybe that's what's currently bugging you.
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Ben
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Author: redclarion
Date: 2011-05-25 08:45
Thank you, Ben! Hope I'll get better with practice.
\"The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument.\" (Jack Brymer)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-05-25 15:07
Every serious clarinetist keeps Baermann III on the music stand. If you don't already have it, you need to get it ASAP. It has scales in octaves for every key. It doesn't take long to program octaves into your fingers.
When you're learning the basics, you must never play faster than perfect. Playing without mistakes is much more important than playing fast. You're building the tools that you'll use for the rest of your life. Give it your very best time -- the first 10 minutes of every practice session -- and give it total concentration.
It's not fun, but it does work.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2011-05-25 15:35
You're probably not voicing it correctly. When going up the octaves, especially in the upper registers, you have to voice your throat as if you're singing to a higher note and keep your embouchure firm, but not pinched. When going down you have to do the opposite and relax just a bit but not so much that you play flat. These are very subtle and can often not even be noticed when someone is listening or even watching you play. Most of it is an inner feeling. Think singing octaves and then copy the "voicing" a bit, it may help you. Remember, you can't pinch going up but you need to support, you can't go flat going down but you need to relax in your throat, sort of like singing eee-ahh. ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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