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 Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:36 am
CatLuvr2011 I've been playing clarinet for six years and just became a section leader in my marching band. I love playing so much, but I have come to believe that I might be a serial killer of reeds. I destroy about five a week. sweatdrop wow O.o that's brutal
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:41 pm
pezhi what do you mean by demonically high octave? like..everything past High C(above the staff)? if so you need to have a really well formed embouchure. you need to have great breath support. and you NEED to be pushing from your diaphragm. also you need to open your throat up and your mouth needs to be far enough on the reed, otherwise you will just close the reed off and nothing will come out. but really you should be doing all of this anyway..so if you're supposedly "good" clarinet players i don't see why you should be having troubles I never said I was that good. and part of the problems could be the bite marks (O.o) and stuff on the mouthpiece, probably left over from when I was a careless little 5th grader, and my parents refuse to spent the money to get it fixed.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:35 am
marvin the squirrel I never said I was that good. and part of the problems could be the bite marks (O.o) and stuff on the mouthpiece, probably left over from when I was a careless little 5th grader, and my parents refuse to spent the money to get it fixed. alright xD let me see if i can help you. if your mouthpiece has stuff IN it, you should clean it regardless razz . bite marks on TOP of the mouthpiece shouldn't really affect anything...TOO much..The air going through the mouthpiece is what matters. although bite marks might affect how well your instrument resonates. if you want, you could get a new mouthpiece. i'd recommend going to a music shop and testing as many mouthpieces as they'll let you test. even test used mouthpieces(they clean them, don't worry) once all that's out of the way...you could tell me if you still have any specific problems and i'll try to help you out.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:26 pm
so i have trouble playing in the upper octave on piano. well really anything lower than fortissimo really. how do you quiet it down but still have good tone quality?
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:11 pm
gabialyse13 so i have trouble playing in the upper octave on piano. well really anything lower than fortissimo really. how do you quiet it down but still have good tone quality? diaphragm breath support.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:34 pm
hi im sam i also play clarinet ive been playing for 3 years and loving it
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:18 pm
Hi!
Im new here. My name is Emily.
Im going into my 6th year of playing clarinet and I am going into my junior year of high school.
I am a uniform officer in marching band and I am in symphonic band and wind ensemble. Yay me!
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:43 am
Anti-Flag15 Hi! Im new here. My name is Emily. Im going into my 6th year of playing clarinet and I am going into my junior year of high school. I am a uniform officer in marching band and I am in symphonic band and wind ensemble. Yay me! ....anti-flag? does that mean anti the AMERICAN flag?
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:39 pm
pezhi marvin the squirrel I never said I was that good. and part of the problems could be the bite marks (O.o) and stuff on the mouthpiece, probably left over from when I was a careless little 5th grader, and my parents refuse to spent the money to get it fixed. alright xD let me see if i can help you. if your mouthpiece has stuff IN it, you should clean it regardless razz . bite marks on TOP of the mouthpiece shouldn't really affect anything...TOO much..The air going through the mouthpiece is what matters. although bite marks might affect how well your instrument resonates. if you want, you could get a new mouthpiece. i'd recommend going to a music shop and testing as many mouthpieces as they'll let you test. even test used mouthpieces(they clean them, don't worry) once all that's out of the way...you could tell me if you still have any specific problems and i'll try to help you out. what i meant by "stuff" was like bite marks and dent-like stuff (there are chips in the top, so that edge looks like _--_ not that much, but it's definitely noticeable) its all clean on the inside, even though i do need to get a new spit rag... it broke years ago, and i still haven't gotten a new one. and, the mouth piece, like i said, my parents don't like spending money too much, so that's probably one of the things i'll save up for once i get a job, which will take a while, as i have loads to do already. thanks for the advice, though! Edit: and i tied the spit rag together, btw. i'm not that gross. it's just not quite long enough to reach all the way through my clarinet without taking ot apart.
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:14 pm
marvin the squirrel what i meant by "stuff" was like bite marks and dent-like stuff (there are chips in the top, so that edge looks like _--_ not that much, but it's definitely noticeable) its all clean on the inside, even though i do need to get a new spit rag... it broke years ago, and i still haven't gotten a new one. and, the mouth piece, like i said, my parents don't like spending money too much, so that's probably one of the things i'll save up for once i get a job, which will take a while, as i have loads to do already. thanks for the advice, though! Edit: and i tied the spit rag together, btw. i'm not that gross. it's just not quite long enough to reach all the way through my clarinet without taking ot apart. i always take my clarinet apart to clean it anyway o.O. you can get it much cleaner that way. if you're leaving your clarinet put together while you clean it, you leave the joints wet and spitty..
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:33 pm
this year will be my second year playing clarinet and i am in the marching band and i love it i dont know why i never joined before. lolz heart biggrin smile
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:35 pm
pezhi CatLuvr2011 I've been playing clarinet for six years and just became a section leader in my marching band. I love playing so much, but I have come to believe that I might be a serial killer of reeds. I destroy about five a week. sweatdrop wow O.o that's brutal jeez you kinda are i go through atleast 1 every week but my band directore has really weak ones. lolz and hi nice to meet you -giggles- smile
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:53 pm
randomgothchick13 jeez you kinda are i go through atleast 1 every week but my band directore has really weak ones. lolz and hi nice to meet you -giggles- smile ..1 a week? i use size 2 1/2 reeds...and it takes me at least 2-3 months to crack one..e.O how do you guys do it?
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:06 pm
I play clarinet and I'm going into Middle school Honor band (8th grade this year) and there's no marching =[ buttttttt when i go to high school next year there well be marching! =]
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:32 am
pezhi randomgothchick13 jeez you kinda are i go through atleast 1 every week but my band directore has really weak ones. lolz and hi nice to meet you -giggles- smile ..1 a week? i use size 2 1/2 reeds...and it takes me at least 2-3 months to crack one..e.O how do you guys do it? I imagine by not taking good care of them wink I played sax in marching band and clarinet in concert band and would go over a year on a reed. I broke them in regularly, and swapped them if I found a better one, but I made sure to not let my reeds get chipped >< I play on strength 5 Vandoren 56 reeds on clarinet, and for both alto and tenor sax I use medium-hard Fibracell reeds... those are synthetic, sound great, and you can literally flick the tip and it wont chip or crack. I don't practice sax enough to keep my cane reeds in check, so the fibracell saves me money and I don't have to worry about breaking a reed when I'm at a crowded convention!
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