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sarahmoodoo
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Well , Im just starting the clarinet. I end up blowing soo hard just to make a little bit of noise, I thought it was just the size 3 reed, but I tried size 2 and it is the same.
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manns
(75 points)
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try 1 1/2.....and stick at it..it will come...hold cheeks in when blowing
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Bookworm
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Well, if you are a beginner, you should try rico reed 1. Don't try Vandoren becasue this wood is thinner than Rico. Make sure tighten your conners and make you lower lip goes under your teeth, but don't bite them; let your muscles work on that. If you did bite your teeth, you would get teeth mark (trust me with this: I bit my lower lip one time and got a perment mark). And don't-I repeat-don't you puff you cheeks. The sound will be very flat. Later on, it will be getting easy not to try to puff becasue you're used to the feeling. You will be happy later on.
One more thing, please tounge the reed, meaning your tounge should touch the reed. At the begining, the you will go slow, but later on, as you're used to it, you can tounge really, really, fast.
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Ida
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I totally disagree with bokworm. Use Vandoren 1½ (or maybe 2 is good enough for you if you manage to get the embouchure right).
Embouchure:
Make the same face as you would do if you bit in a lemon. (Your lips very tight and the muscles around and in the cheeks tight as well).
I guess that would help. The embouchure is why you can't make it say anything 
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sarahmoodoo
(11 points)
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Ok, I guess my problem was just my face. I was pushing out my cheeks. I think I might try to go to reed size 1 and a half or stick with 2. Thanks! After school today im going to try it.
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Clarinet_Kid
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Remember not to bite down to hard on your reed or no air will come out at all-- which makes a very dull sound(:
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SomeClarinetPlay
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yea, dont puff out your cheeks  , and try lower reeds first, and when your good at it move up by 1/2
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sarahmoodoo
(11 points)
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WOW! That really helped by not pushing out my cheeks! Now do you think I should pracrice notes and learn to play things or learn how to blow really well?
THANKS!
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SomeClarinetPlay
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what do you mean blow? playing notes help you blow.? The better you blow, i think you can play higher and sound better
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KickassCarly
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Try blowing when ur infront of a mirror so when you start to blow your cheeks out you'll start to laugh and have to stop playing. So eventually you'll learn to play with your cheeks in...give it a try, worked for me
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