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Re: Higher notes sounding so flat.

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-23 00:32

First question - is he aware of the flatness on his own, or does he rely on you to tell him he's flat?

Without getting into things you really can't evaluate very well over Zoom:
1. he could try taking a little more mouthpiece. If he's too close to the tip he may not be able to support the reed enough to keep it in tune as he goes higher.
2. he could try a closer-tipped mouthpiece.
3. he can try forming an "eee" vowel with his tongue - this is getting close to where online sound quality can make it hard for you top tell what the result is on the other aspects of his tone than the pitch.
4. he could try a cane reed again. One of the consistent complaints about Legeres is that they are more prone to flatness, especially as you approach the third register.

None of this may be helpful, and it comes back to my first question. If he doesn't hear the intonation problem but is only taking your word that he's flat and your suggestions about what to do to bring the pitch up, getting him to hear the problem will be the first, maybe most difficult step.

Karl

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