Playing certain notes are harder to produce a noise... help

    
Playing certain notes are harder to produce a noise... help    13:04 on Sunday, April 20, 2008          

new_clarinet_use
r

Ive been playing a Bflat clarinet for a couple of months at school now and ive started to notice that as i get to the, as I would call, advanced notes, they are harder to create a noise, any tips?

For example the C note (third space) and the B natural (line right below) as well as their lower paralells do not make a noise all the time. I would have to readjust my fingers and blow again to make a sound which is not practical when playing a song.

Sorry for the bad explanations, Im not that good at music.


Re: Playing certain notes are harder to produce a noise... help    12:36 on Monday, April 21, 2008          

Klarinet88
(32 points)
Posted by Klarinet88

Patience is the word you are looking for.

B en C are known as the two most difficult notes to play on a clarinet (oke, apart from the very high notes with lots of ledger lines).

Just keep practicing and the notes will come out eventually.


Re: Playing certain notes are harder to produce a noise... help    14:32 on Monday, April 21, 2008          

Tia
(48 points)
Posted by Tia

also make sure that all the holes are covered, and keeeeep practising


Re: Playing certain notes are harder to produce a noise... help    15:19 on Monday, April 21, 2008          

laeta_puella
(344 points)
Posted by laeta_puella

the fact that you have to readjust your fingers to get them out suggests to me that your fingers are not fully covering the holes. if air is leaking, it could be interfereing with the note production. trying being careful about fully covering teh openings with your fingers when you first put them down.


Re: Playing certain notes are harder to produce a noise... help    16:31 on Monday, April 21, 2008          

new_clarinet_use
r

well I make sure that I cover the holes properly and still noise comes out only sometimes. when the noise doesnt produce, it seems harder to blow through... if that helps at all with the soloution...


   




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