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Re: Advice on tone

Author: rtaylor
Date: 2020-10-23 22:57

All good points by Paul and Karl.

I would add that I see what seems to be some tension in your fingers and forearm.
I took lessons from Keith Stein for a while and one of his main focus points was eliminating tension. Especially in the right arm and elbow.

Your fingers on the left hand break in the knuckle just before the tone hole. This is a common thing with my students. I also see the finger tips being some what white in color when you cover the tone hole. These are common signs of tension. Try using the tennis ball type finger curve to approach the instrument and not let the finger tips collapse at the first knuckle. Also relax the whole arm it your side before you bring it up to the clarinet.

Tension anywhere can affect the tone. It's subtle but it will make an improvement in your over all playing.

Cheers,
Robert

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