Eb soprano Clarinet high notes fingerings

    
Eb soprano Clarinet high notes fingerings    15:11 on Friday, January 9, 2004          
(joca)
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hi,
can anyone help me how to get fine intonation on the high notes of the E-flat soprano clarinet(or sopranino, whatever) especially E5 and above (everything goes right till D#5) considering the MIDI Octave Designation Systems (http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/octaveregisters/octaveregisters.html)?? This notes sound flat, nearly 1/4 of tone lower or even more. Can it be from my enbouchure?! If so, what can i do.
Some fingerins or tricks will be helpful.

I`ve been playing B-flat soprano clarinet for more than 20 years, but now someone asked me to play the E-flat clarinet in some solos. Sincerely i can tell all clarinetists that is not a "flatter" job to give someone you care about

Thanks in advance (and if my experience can help anyone please make me know)


Re: Eb soprano Clarinet high notes fingerings    20:07 on Friday, January 9, 2004          
(Jackie)
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So the two instruments do have the same fingerings for the notes in the higher register? Wow, I couldn`t even get them to come out-flat or in tune. I just played E flat soprano clarinet for the first time a few days ago and I`m the principal clarinet in our city`s youth orchestra and it gave me SO MUCH trouble. Could it have been because I was using a size 2 Rico reed? Anyway, thanks in advance. -Jackie


   




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