Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-10-05 17:09
Qladstone wrote:
> What are you thoughts on practising with only the mouthpiece
> (and reed/ligature) without barrel and clarinet body?
> Of course we can't practise
> fingering and slurring on only the mouthpiece, but practising
> tonguing, embouchure, air support, tone, and bending should all
> be possible.
Of course, the final answer to this is that if you find it useful, then it's useful.
As to practicing "tonguing, embouchure, air support, tone, and bending," I'm not sure how much practical help this kind of exercise would be. The resistance is completely different, so tonguing works differently. Tone is, I would think, impossible to judge - it will either be clear and shrill or airy and fuzzy. Pitch bending without the added pitch limits imposed by the instrument is probably not a realistic sensation of anything. The air support needed to maintain a mouthpiece tone will be different from what's needed with the full air column of the instrument. Still, if you find the similarities of any of these to actual playing strong enough to be useful, then you may get some sense of benefit.
As to embouchure, you could certainly keep some muscle tone and endurance there if you did this for long enough periods of time, but I suspect you'll be bored long before your endurance will be tested.
Bottom line (IMO): I myself wouldn't spend my time doing this, but if you find practicing with the mouthpiece helpful in any way, it certainly won't hurt anything.
Karl
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