Author: sfalexi
Date: 2014-08-29 21:14
Also try different fingerings for those altissimo notes. Some are clearer than others, more in tune, and some are easier to articulate cleanly. I would probably use normal E, long F, play G as TR1xx,12xEb, then back to long F and regular E.
A strong and constant airstream. I would practice each note as a stacattissimo (is that a real word?) quarter note at maybe 80 bpm and focus on keeping an airstream and air pressure during that silence before I release the reed for the next note.
Counter to what Paul Aviles said, I know an excellent clarinetist or two who advocate touching the middle of the reed with the tip of their tongue (especially in the altissimo) It helps to dullen a "harsh" tongue and still achieves the result of stopping the reed from vibrating.
Personally, I tend to work towards what Paul suggests, tip to tip with minimal movement of the tongue, but just as an option, for high altissimo passages, you can try the middle of the reed as some others I've met have done.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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