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range of clarinet

Author: ned
Date: 2006-05-25 07:47

I have seen some posts recently regarding this topic, where some have suggested a range of between 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 octaves.

Just for the record, I gave it a test and on my old Hawkes & Son simple system, I can get from (piano reference, please note) the low D, 2 octaves below middle C to high F#, 3 octaves and 1/3 above middle C.

So, more that 3 1/2 but less than 4 1/2.

I would not venture to say that I was fluent across the range, but I can at least blow the notes cleanly. Overblowing helped a great deal in the exercise.

p.s. the range of the saxophone too, can be extended greatly by overblowing, check out some of the good bop players. Oddly enough I can't overblow the alto sax at all, for some unknown reason.

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