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Re: Stubborn Upper Clarion sub-tones

Author: kehammel
Date: 2021-04-05 08:34

I'm working on this problem too. I'm not a very advanced player, but two suggestions are:

First, you can search this forum with terms like "clarion" and "grunt", and you'll find discussions about how to address it with playing technique (e.g. higher tongue, faster air) and with modifications to the clarinet (e.g. putting a spike on the register key cork pad or using a conical register key cork pad).

Second, Tom Ridenour has a few short videos on the subject. For example-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e6aNdClFGQ

Ridenour thinks taking very much mouthpiece in exacerbates the problem, but I read elsewhere the suggestion that getting a little more reed in past the lower lip helps it vibrate more freely and can alleviate the problem. For me, the second approach seems more helpful so far.

I also find that keeping the tongue high is very important.

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