Author: as9934
Date: 2014-05-30 07:34
I personally soak each reed for a minute, wipe it off, rub back and forth on the vamp about 12 times, stick it on my clarinet, play the open g, middle c, low c, low f, and high c and write down the intonation tendencies of each keeping n mind that the horn and/or environment may change, then I play a Bb scale exercise to test tone in the mid register, a low (E-C) middle (C-Bb) and high register (B-C) articulation exercise to test responsiveness. After that I usually play a little selection of whatever I'm playing currently in both jazz and classical styles, most recently Gavotte by J.B Lully and St. Louis Blues with an improv solo. After that I take the reed off, wipe the spit, stick it in its case, stick the case in a ziploc with orange peels to control humidity and then move on to the next reed until I'm finished.
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