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Re: High notes

Author: Buster
Date: 2012-08-17 00:13

A more resistant/hard/"stiff" reed has stronger resonance peaks at high frequencies, so the upper harmonics are actually more stable and easier to induce (within functional boundaries.)

... of course "squeaking" is also much easier as the the upper harmonics speak with more ease; perhaps causing a mismatch between the chosen fingering and oral cavity configuration.

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Playing a scale forces the lip to relax favoring the lower frequencies of the reed which are closer to the notes on the clarinet. Playing slowly causes the oral cavity to contract and the lip pressure to increase forcing the reed frequency higher than the clarinet frequency and resonance is lost leading to a weaker sound. So, in playing higher notes the hard part is to relax.

I have read this paragraph several times and not been able to discern any useful information that could be extracted... aren't all notes that we play, even if not what is desired, notes on the clarinet?

I am confused how the speed of our playing causes the lip or oral cavity to do anything outside of our desires if attention is paid... relaxation left out of the discussion for now.

Can you clarify for our sake please?

-Jason

Post Edited (2012-08-17 00:18)

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