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 Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:42 am
Anybody have any tips on how to play the REALLY low notes? Those always come out squeaky for me, and I can't seem to find out why...
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:36 am
Try dropping your jaw a little.
I've never had trouble get low notes out on my clarinet, but that's how I have to do it when I play my tenor sax.
If that doesn't work... maybe you just have a bent key?
One of my keys got bent once I can couldn't play any notes below a C!
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:33 am
you need more air when doing low notes.....you drop your jaw alittle too and it ight also be that your ambishure isnt tight enough......but it might be the not enough air.....and alos when you do the high notes you do faster air....(that was just incase...... smile )
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:44 am
You have to drop your jaw, like the other two said. It also helps to slur into them when your practicing, and then tongue, but in a tenuto style.
It's always helped me to reach really high or really low notes at first by slurring. Hope it helps.
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:11 am
my section leader says you should think about having a golf ball down your throat. there needs to be plenty of room in your airways
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:46 pm
drop your jaw down and put in more air. it will really help allot. if it didnt work, check if the keys are rite and fingering too.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:42 am
drop jaw, open ur thourght, and blow warm air. (sometimes it takes a while to learn) u might want to check the reed and mouth peice too. sometimes if u have a crap set up, it can affect ur playing.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:07 pm
Use more air and open your jaw, like everyone else said, and make sure your fingers are totally covering the holes.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:08 pm
Put more air in, I guess.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:29 pm
Dropping your jaw will give you a flatter pitch which I GUESS would help you with your low notes, but not necessarily, you know? Anywho, try blowing more air threw the mouthpiece, don't make your ombachure so tight but not exactly loose either, and open up your throat (thought that one's just for a better tone actually).
It's strange though because the low notes are supposed to come out naturally. Maybe your instrument's messed up. You should get it checked up.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:05 am
My solution to that is....Wait are we talking about B's and Bb
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:16 am
Hmm, when I play low notes and have my fingers nice and tight over the holes. And for a nice clean sound i actually have my mouth tight around the mouth piece but I do drop my jaw. Fill your mouth with air without puffing your cheeks.
I think low notes are my best.
Then again im good at the high ones too.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:57 am
adjust your embouchure, or mouth
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:13 pm
low notes were always easy for me on the clarinet o.o
the high notes are the ones that usually come out squeaky for me sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:44 pm
make sure you have the right posture...sit up straight when you play, and make sure your fingures are covering the holes ;D
use a breathing technique
for example
~breath in your nose for 4 counts
in 2 3 4, out 2 3 4
oh you can also lay straight on the floor on your back
put a book on you belly, and see if it goes up and down with out sliding.
~come from a true clarinet player ;D~
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