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 Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:37 pm
TomatoMOOSH Need help again. Almost every time I try to play an actual NOTE, I either wind up making this awful high-pitched squonk, or not being able to blow through the clarinet at all. your mouth might be too far up the mouthpiece. a good rule to follow is to put your mouth were the reed meets the mouthpiece. slip a piece of paper between the reed and mouthpiece and mark the spot that it stops(don't FORCE the paper through, just gently push).
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:48 pm
ok im in 7th grade and i play the clarinet for mms ive been playing for 2 years now and our band sucks we need some help anybody got advice for me and my band class mrgreen emo ninja pirate
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:50 pm
toco clarinet TomatoMOOSH Need help again. Almost every time I try to play an actual NOTE, I either wind up making this awful high-pitched squonk, or not being able to blow through the clarinet at all. your mouth might be too far up the mouthpiece. a good rule to follow is to put your mouth were the reed meets the mouthpiece. slip a piece of paper between the reed and mouthpiece and mark the spot that it stops(don't FORCE the paper through, just gently push). you might have the wrong reeds too my friend madison (blaise bristow) had the same problem
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:41 pm
Hey! I play the Clarinet too! And for the person who said they cant get notes out, uhhh i say that when ur blowing and u put ur mouth and the mouth piece you want ur mouth so its like just touching the litature and make sure ur litature is down farther and the clarinet closer to the barrel. I like Vandoren reeds. My music teacher suggests that those are the best. Rico's are BAD REEDS. Also u need to clean ur clarinet and that gives it better sound. If ur reed isn't on perfectly or it's slanted it'll be harder to play. u dont want ur reed to get too wet or else it'll stick to the mouthpiece and u won't be able to play. I hope this Advice helped. If u got anymore questions just ask! I've been playing clarinet since I was 5! ;] ;]
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:11 pm
Xx Juicy_Fruity xX Hey! I play the Clarinet too! And for the person who said they cant get notes out, uhhh i say that when ur blowing and u put ur mouth and the mouth piece you want ur mouth so its like just touching the litature and make sure ur litature is down farther and the clarinet closer to the barrel. I like Vandoren reeds. My music teacher suggests that those are the best. Rico's are BAD REEDS. Also u need to clean ur clarinet and that gives it better sound. If ur reed isn't on perfectly or it's slanted it'll be harder to play. u dont want ur reed to get too wet or else it'll stick to the mouthpiece and u won't be able to play. I hope this Advice helped. If u got anymore questions just ask! I've been playing clarinet since I was 5! ;] ;] and you're? 6 years old now? happy birthday but stfu if you don't know what you're talking about. and...well frankly you don't know what you're talking about.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:04 pm
woooo...I love all ur claros and r black sticks of death!!!!....I love it how were the only black instament....^.^
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:13 pm
xXTokikoXx woooo...I love all ur claros and r black sticks of death!!!!....I love it how were the only black instament....^.^ Instament? Instrument. And I've seen black bassoons before. And oboes, of course.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:18 pm
wonderwoman66125 xXTokikoXx woooo...I love all ur claros and r black sticks of death!!!!....I love it how were the only black instament....^.^ Instament? Instrument. And I've seen black bassoons before. And oboes, of course. and nickle plated brass(including saxes) are black enough...
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:55 pm
i hav seen a lime green clarinet, a red clarinet, a navy blue clarinet, and a white clarinet but i had to get a black one sad
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:19 pm
you might also have the wrong size reed for your skill level, typically in middle school level you use a 2 and in the highschool level you use a 3 or 4
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:55 pm
Zukospersonalperv you might also have the wrong size reed for your skill level, typically in middle school level you use a 2 and in the highschool level you use a 3 or 4 It's recommended that you start on a 2 1/2.. And most people use 3's after their first year or so.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:02 pm
High school freshman clarinetist here! I've been playing for about 4 years now and started in 6th grade. i love it but we have a lot of people who slack off and don't want to pass off which makes me so mad! scream but this year, i really hope we go to state! So watch out marching bands, because you're about to face the mighty Wagner Thunderbird Marching Band! mrgreen
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:04 pm
Zukospersonalperv you might also have the wrong size reed for your skill level, typically in middle school level you use a 2 and in the highschool level you use a 3 or 4 yeah. at LEAST a 3 in high school but you'll play so much that you'll quickly move up to a 4 in no time. It only took me a couple days to go from a 3 to a 4.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:39 am
Xx_peace_love_music_xX Zukospersonalperv you might also have the wrong size reed for your skill level, typically in middle school level you use a 2 and in the highschool level you use a 3 or 4 yeah. at LEAST a 3 in high school but you'll play so much that you'll quickly move up to a 4 in no time. It only took me a couple days to go from a 3 to a 4. i really hate when people try to generalize. saying things like "you should be playing size 2 if you have this much experience, and size 3 or 4 if you've been playing longer" i've been playing for 5 years and i use size 3 on my clarinet, and size 2 1/2 on my alto sax. Charlie Parker, a VERY famous,VERY professional, saxophone player used size 2s or size 2 1/2s. reed strength has nothing to do with playing ability.
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:07 pm
offered band in fifth grade started on sax but realized the clarinet world was right for me. have been playing three years plan on continuing skipped intermediate band and went all the way to the top i am the only seventh rade clarinet in symphonic band rolleyes cool xd
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