Hey every1. its me once again and now im having problems playing HIGH notes. ill show which i mean i forgot the name of the letter but ill show you its this not or higher.
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i cant play any note higher than this. can anyone plz give me advise on how to play notes higher. is it my ombasure, if this how i spell it, or what is it?!
yeah ive tryied that but some songs start with a high note or others that start with a low note than instantly goes to a high. whats wrong is it me or my ombasure...
i had a very hard time with high notes because my clarinet was broken so make sure its not broken and if its not make sur ur blowin harder a holdin ur mout right and that notes a hight G
o thx i guess. im trying and no my clarinet isnt broken. when i finally get any note higher dan da high g it starts to wear out and den it turns to a fuzzy noice which really sounds BAD!
plz dont mind my slang writing...
Tighten the corners of you're mouth and SUPPORT THE NOTE WITH AIR!
Also, what size reed are you using? Often a harder reed helps get higher notes out, although don't sacrifice a good tone or your lower registers just to get those high notes out.
Try scooting the tip of the reed ever so slightly higher on the mouthpiece, almost past the tip. I was told to do that as a 5th grader learning the upper register.
To add on to laeta puella, u should also checkthe mouthpiece. If its old or worn down or just plain cheap plastic, u should try getting a better mouthpiece.
My lessons teacher told me to use more air. When I tried the exercises he gave me with really high notes, I noticed that I was afraid of them, so I used less air, causing me to squeak and sound bad. Use a LOT of air!! If you tend to shrink off from the higher notes, they will not come out...well at least not very pretty. Using more air has made me an even more successful clarinet player in all of the ranges. Keep at it, but don't blow your brains out!
on a side note, I believe the note you pictured in the diagram is a high A, not high G:
Thumb+register key, first two fingers of the left hand, nothing else down?
I used to get trouble with those notes as well, and the more I coudn't get the note the more annoyed I got and I tightened my embouchure to much which just made the note squeak so try to stay relaxed and also like some others have said use as much air as possible, and the reed as well, you may need a higher strength.
Another thing I found helped was playing scales up to that note, scales always help me to improve my range. Hope that helps.
shelly_belly is right, playing up to a note is generally easier than hitting it right off the bat. start off slurring up to the note, then tounging up the scale to the note, then just playing it without any preceeding lower notes. It will take some work to be able to easily hit them every time, but eventually you will be able to play higher with ease.
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