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 Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:51 am
Nevira Shadowfire Actually no, it's the band of cork that connects the lower joint to the bell...(I suck at describing specific parts on my clarinet; I'm used to them just being there and me going "OMG this must be fixed! *points frantically to problem area* ") But I've replaced it with some synthetic cork until I can find my cork sheets. I know they're here somewhere. mad Patience, young Miyoko! Your teacher will get back to you in time. It's still the holidays; he could be out of town. My teacher's going to the Fiesta Bowl gonk My sister is too, except she's with the Pride of Oklahoma blaugh But it's so quiet in town now...it's like everyone that had the slightest chance of going to the Fiesta Bowl has gone. At least, that's what I thought until I went on OU's campus, and holy fudge! People everywhere with bags of Tostitos chips! eek It was like gameday all over again. surprised Ahhh...I KNEW THAT O_O!!!!!!!!! XD XD! No his parents came all ze way from England so he took a week off sweatdrop I felt stupid for calling him XD. o-o fiesta....:O Oooh is it funnn!? rofl its still crowded in the malls here...and everywhere really o__o;. XDD!! mm chipsss.... I had the most terrible coffee yesterday o____o; made me feel so bitter that day....DD: I wish I got Orange Julius instead crying
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:21 pm
Heyy.. I'm Tori.. I'm in Windber High School marching band and this is my fourth year playing clarinet.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:55 pm
Random piece of advice for anytime something happens to your cork, whether it disintegrates, falls off, tears, etc., and you don't have the equipment or the manpower to fix it...Invest in a spool of teflon tape. It's what plumbers and the like use to seal joints temporarily...I can usually find a small spool at Wal-Mart for about 50 cents, definitely less than $1 USD. The stuff is non-stick, except it will stick to itself...wrap it several times around the place where the cork is missing/torn, and voila...Instant temporary cork. It does a good job of sealing air and the like, and doesn't harm the horn. All you have to do is peel it off after you are ready to replace/fix the cork, and it leaves no sticky stuff...I had to do this when my horn lost a cork right before our all-state band left for international competition. Eep! Talk about nightmarish! Have a great day all!
~ heart Mercury
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:28 am
bmml003 QueenoftheSea Does anyone have any advice on how to make my new wooden clarinet not sound so Flat? Ahh...switching from plastic to wood eh? I did that early this May I too sounded flat for some time. and don't listen to this person, schatz_ich_liebe_dich also u could pull in out the.... piece right below the mouthpiece pulling out the barrel makes your instrument even more flat. Basically, what I suggest to you (since I have gone through this) Is to take your time getting used to the instrument. It takes practice to adjust your embrocure and air support to make the instrument have perfect tone. I do recommend also using bore oil once a month. Basically, dail maintenance as well. Hope this helps biggrin I did all of this when switching from plastic to wood and now I sound great! but when I play on a plastic clarinet and sound sharp XD so I have to pull out the barrel oh and FYI to that person who suggested the barrel, push in if you are too flat to become sharp, pull out if you are too sharp to become flat by the way it helped my problem when i switched, pulling out the barrel. it made me a little sharp though but it worked with me and thats y i did it so u can stop mouthin me off i hate it.... i was just trying to help with what helped me and also my bd when i asked told me to do that... otherwise i wouldnt have said so....
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:47 am
bmmi003, that was pretty rude, especially the way you corrected her! scream
I don't know if I'm interpreting this right but don't try to sound like you know everything, but if you really do, atleast be considerate that schatz tried to help!
You know, back when I was in sixth grade two years ago, I never had anyone correct me when it came to playing the clarinet not even my first teacher could correct me, I had the most horrible embouchure, terrible tone, no sense of rhythm, no common sense in music even in seventh grade last year I had no sense of what I was doing. I gave HORRIBLE advice, I didn't even know what I was saying, but atleast I tried my best, al though the world seemed so small to me at that time, at that time I was vain, I thought I was the best, even then when I didn't know anything, I tried my best to be considerate to those who helped. For those who helped me, they were pretty considerate in doing so, like my current teacher, he stayed utterly quiet about how horrible my tone was and my sense of rhythm until only a few months ago [XD he finally told me two weeks ago] but because he was considerate and trying to correct my errors he helped alot, so maybe if you were more considerate to her helping, it would be nice, she'd learn more and that would be good :].
so, thank you schatz for helping :]
note: my rant could be caused by being sick of the rose parade O_o; watching it for 13 years, waking up way too early when I slept way too late and many other various reasons o_o SO DON'T KILL ME D:
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:46 pm
i have to admit clairnets ROCK OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:32 pm
clarinets do rock out loud heart heart lol
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:32 am
MiyokoxClarinetti note: my rant could be caused by being sick of the rose parade O_o; watching it for 13 years, waking up way too early when I slept way too late and many other various reasons o_o SO DON'T KILL ME D: Sick of the Rose Parade? surprised Even with all the awesome marching bands? Even with 200 stormtroopers/scouttroopers/clonetroopers marching down it? And George Lucas as the Grand Marshal? Yeah, I know not everyone is a crazy obsessed SW fan and marching band geek like me sweatdrop But the Rose Parade has always been fun for me, even more so this year not only because of the 501st but because my dad and I were engaging in a father-daughter moment and appraising the bands marching in the parade. Needless to say, the Marines won hands-down gonk (Me: Holy crow! Look at those lines! And those diagonals! Dad: Even their shadows are in straight lines! Me: scream ) But congrats to all the bands in the Rose Parade. Personally, I'm surprised they let one of the Oklahoma Rising floats and the Oklahoma Centennial Band go first. My friend Erin was in there, as a trumpet. Wonder what she thinks of it...and I want to know what idiot designed those uniforms. stressed I'm also surprised they didn't play "Oklahoma!" at all. They should have! gonk
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:49 am
Nevira Shadowfire MiyokoxClarinetti note: my rant could be caused by being sick of the rose parade O_o; watching it for 13 years, waking up way too early when I slept way too late and many other various reasons o_o SO DON'T KILL ME D: Sick of the Rose Parade? surprised Even with all the awesome marching bands? Even with 200 stormtroopers/scouttroopers/clonetroopers marching down it? And George Lucas as the Grand Marshal? Yeah, I know not everyone is a crazy obsessed SW fan and marching band geek like me sweatdrop But the Rose Parade has always been fun for me, even more so this year not only because of the 501st but because my dad and I were engaging in a father-daughter moment and appraising the bands marching in the parade. Needless to say, the Marines won hands-down gonk (Me: Holy crow! Look at those lines! And those diagonals! Dad: Even their shadows are in straight lines! Me: scream ) But congrats to all the bands in the Rose Parade. Personally, I'm surprised they let one of the Oklahoma Rising floats and the Oklahoma Centennial Band go first. My friend Erin was in there, as a trumpet. Wonder what she thinks of it...and I want to know what idiot designed those uniforms. stressed I'm also surprised they didn't play "Oklahoma!" at all. They should have! gonk I don't know maybe i'm just a dork gonk but, I really liked watching it until this year @_@ I just couldn't watch it, I think it has to do with me not feeling like it was the holidays :gonk;. rofl I think I saw the float :O can't remember @_@;
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:38 am
MiyokoxClarinetti bmmi003, that was pretty rude, especially the way you corrected her! scream
I don't know if I'm interpreting this right but don't try to sound like you know everything, but if you really do, atleast be considerate that schatz tried to help!
You know, back when I was in sixth grade two years ago, I never had anyone correct me when it came to playing the clarinet not even my first teacher could correct me, I had the most horrible embouchure, terrible tone, no sense of rhythm, no common sense in music even in seventh grade last year I had no sense of what I was doing. I gave HORRIBLE advice, I didn't even know what I was saying, but atleast I tried my best, al though the world seemed so small to me at that time, at that time I was vain, I thought I was the best, even then when I didn't know anything, I tried my best to be considerate to those who helped. For those who helped me, they were pretty considerate in doing so, like my current teacher, he stayed utterly quiet about how horrible my tone was and my sense of rhythm until only a few months ago [XD he finally told me two weeks ago] but because he was considerate and trying to correct my errors he helped alot, so maybe if you were more considerate to her helping, it would be nice, she'd learn more and that would be good :].
so, thank you schatz for helping :]
note: my rant could be caused by being sick of the rose parade O_o; watching it for 13 years, waking up way too early when I slept way too late and many other various reasons o_o SO DON'T KILL ME D: i wont kill you. thank you for defending me.and you are welcome. i didnt actually think anyone would do that. i was the same way, people didnt tell me how bad i was and i wasnt the least bit ok at playing until one of my current friends came along and played with some of my music with me and corrected everything i did. I am better now, but i try and give advise that i have gotten that i know is from a valuable source and i think will help the person who asked. so passing information that was past onto me i think sometimes helps people especially since i know how they would feel if they got the wrong advise, but hey. i'm glad i helped someone.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:21 pm
schatz_ich_liebe_dich i wont kill you. thank you for defending me.and you are welcome. i didnt actually think anyone would do that. i was the same way, people didnt tell me how bad i was and i wasnt the least bit ok at playing until one of my current friends came along and played with some of my music with me and corrected everything i did. I am better now, but i try and give advise that i have gotten that i know is from a valuable source and i think will help the person who asked. so passing information that was past onto me i think sometimes helps people especially since i know how they would feel if they got the wrong advise, but hey. i'm glad i helped someone.
gonk I was talking too muc h sorry!
-miyoko
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:42 am
MiyokoxClarinetti schatz_ich_liebe_dich i wont kill you. thank you for defending me.and you are welcome. i didnt actually think anyone would do that. i was the same way, people didnt tell me how bad i was and i wasnt the least bit ok at playing until one of my current friends came along and played with some of my music with me and corrected everything i did. I am better now, but i try and give advise that i have gotten that i know is from a valuable source and i think will help the person who asked. so passing information that was past onto me i think sometimes helps people especially since i know how they would feel if they got the wrong advise, but hey. i'm glad i helped someone.
gonk I was talking too muc h sorry!
-miyokoi understand. and no u dont talk too much.
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:05 pm
I luv my clarinet sensei whee She's moved our lesson from Sunday to Thursday nights and last night I brought up discovering klesmer clarinet music, and I told her how I liked it.
Sensei: Wait a sec. *goes to rummage around in music closet* No, that's not it...no...close...hey, I've been looking for this!...No...
Me: surprised ...
Sensei: Aha! *pulls out big book of klesmer music* Let's try this stuff out.
Me: eek blaugh Yay! New music!
...and so the majority of my lesson involved learning a brief history and how to play klesmer music. It's a lot of fun. Think Fiddler on the Roof. cool
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:20 pm
I've been playing clarinet for almost 5 years now.. but i recently switched to bass clarinet cuz we needed more low voices.. tohught there is only like 3 of us.. we kick major booteh! :3
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:17 am
Nevira Shadowfire I luv my clarinet sensei whee She's moved our lesson from Sunday to Thursday nights and last night I brought up discovering klesmer clarinet music, and I told her how I liked it. Sensei: Wait a sec. *goes to rummage around in music closet* No, that's not it...no...close...hey, I've been looking for this!...No... Me: surprised ... Sensei: Aha! *pulls out big book of klesmer music* Let's try this stuff out. Me: eek blaugh Yay! New music! ...and so the majority of my lesson involved learning a brief history and how to play klesmer music. It's a lot of fun. Think Fiddler on the Roof. cool damn, hun you are so lucky... i wish that i could get that type of stuff... oh wait i forgot i never had lesson and probably never will, perhaps thats why i probably didnt know a lot of things until recently... lol.... anway good luck with the klesmer music.
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