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Re: Practicing jazz clarinet

Author: Paula S  Date:   2013-01-21 23:40 Wow thanks Eric, I really love your sound on that CT :-) I also love having a go at jazz even though I am a humble amateur. I have been playing the Artie Shaw for about 7 months now as well as the Gershwin Preludes. If you remember my first mission after reuniting myself with the clarinet was to get to grips with altissimo. I listened to people who made it seem a breeze and obviously Artie Shaw was way up there. I played in my bedroom and sent my husband outside in my summer holiday and squealed and sqawked away until it began to sound half decent I can't quite believe it but I can get all the notes in the Artie Shaw including a clear alt C at the end on my Bb clarinet. Jazz just relaxes me and helps me 'feel' my way up there. I do my own home-made versions of glisses and slurs but I will make an effort to learn how to do them properly soon ;-) You will either laugh or cry but I have also played the Artie Shaw on the Clarineo and Eb clarinet and made my poor husband transpose/improvise the piano part up . On the clarineo I can get the alt C most of the time and on the Eb quite often. It is an absolute hoot! It makes it feel much easier on the Bb when I go back to it ;-) I can't imagine playing some of the classical pieces such as the Brahms, Ireland etc............ now without having experienced some of the flexibility that you can gain from just having a go at jazz. I have tried to record some of my playing but as you say it is quite dlifficult to record some of the altissimo notes. Hopefully once I have solved the technical issues I may get brave enough to post an example. ;-) Anyone who plays clarinet must have a go at jazz!!!! Post Edited (2013-01-21 23:50)

Topics	Author	Date
Practicing jazz clarinet  new	tonyscarr	2013-01-16 19:36
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	GBK	2013-01-16 20:25
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Paula S	2013-01-16 20:47
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Clarineteer	2013-01-16 20:53
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Buster	2013-01-16 21:43
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	MarlboroughMan	2013-01-17 17:58
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Buster	2013-01-19 00:26
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	MarlboroughMan	2013-01-19 11:19
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Paula S	2013-01-19 18:39
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	MarlboroughMan	2013-01-21 14:58
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	MarlboroughMan	2013-01-19 19:50
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Arnoldstang	2013-01-19 22:46
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Buster	2013-01-19 23:54
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	brycon	2013-01-20 03:43
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet	Paula S	2013-01-21 23:40
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	MarlboroughMan	2013-01-22 00:05
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	Arnoldstang	2013-01-22 00:45
Re: Practicing jazz clarinet  new	MarlboroughMan	2013-01-22 02:49

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