I play the clarinet, and when I play my high notes, I find it sounds silghtly squeaky. Not the D, C, or E flat, because those sound just fine. But regarding the others with the octive key, they sound sort of sqeaky. In time, will this get better as I progress? I've moved on to a harder reed because I'm about the best clarinet player in my grade.
I've only been playing since the begining of last year though. I can play the notes, no trouble with that, they just sometimes sound too high or wrong.
I've also noticed that I always get mixed up on the higher notes, or just can't tell which from which. Is there a way to improve my learning how to tell the notes from other high ones.
I've tried, but it just seems hard. I can tell which note goes with what fingering, but our music teacher said it would help a lot if we still knew the names of them.
While I'm at it, I have a friend who decided to start band this year. She's joining as a clarinet, so I could help her, because she's one of my best friends. She not that far into the beginer book, but she can play the E, F, C, D, and G fine. Not perfect, but they're okay. When she tries to play the A it sounds sort of strained. As do some of her other notes. Which she only knows the ones I just named plus the A.
I've been stopping by the practice room now and again to try and help her, but I can't figure out what the problem is.
I've checked her clarinet and put my mouth piece on her clarinet and played it, and it's not the clarinet itself. But our music teacher only had the harder type of reeds at the moment, and so that's what she's playing off of. I'm sure she's biting down on the top of the mouth peice, and she's not puffing out her cheeks. She does seem to breath every few notes though.
Is it just because she's a beginer, or is there something we can do about it? I'd like her to enjoy this because she never does other school related extra things.
I don't recall myself having such a hard time progressing.
Thanks for the help and time : D
