I STILL CANN"OT REACH HIGH NOTES THAT SOUNDS DECENT! I MEAN,I CAN REACH THEM BUT THEY SOUND BAD AND I SQEAK CONSTANTLY! HELP ME! MY BASS CLARINET IS GOING TO BE THE DEATH OFF ME!!!!!!!!!!!
Please calm down. I cannot handle impatient people like you. Practice register slurs everyday, and you'll have it. It takes time to master an instrument. Bass clarinet is no exception. Give it time. Take private lessons with someone famous. Good luck.
try using vandoren size 3 reeds that really helped me my freshman year when i was given more complicated, upper register music. ummm...cant think of anything else until tomorrow when i actually play
whoa, I don't know anyone on a college level or professional level who plays a Vandoren 4 on a Selmer mouthpiece. That's way too outrageously hard to play. EVERY university professor I've ever studied with or played with uses a 3 on a Selmer C*. All of the bass clarinet students in my private studio use 3's 95% of the time, sometimes a 3-1/2, and I have some students with bad embouchures using a 2-1/2 to help correct it. Use a 3, in my opinion. Good luck to you!
Most bass clarinets are tough in that high register. I struggled with my register quite a bit, even though I could hit those notes no problem on the Bb and the contrabass.
One thing that my teacher had me do is register slurs (? not sure what to call them). She has me do an F scale starting on the low F, and hitting the register key when the note is solid (producing a C scale). Keep going up. Around Bb (F) or C (G) it gets hard. Just keep at it, and work with your embouchure until you get them out. I use this exercise every day before I play.
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"I use this exercise every day before I play," and my high range has improved quite a bit.
Your better off with a three. Ive been using the clarinet for almost 3 years and i have already mastered using high notes. Your HAVE to tighten your mouth when you reach the high notes. It takes a lot of practice. Try using 1st clarinet sheets on a concert/jazz band. I have been in a concert and jazz for two years. The other year was when i was a begginer. Just tighten your mouth when playing high notes. Just calm down, relax, and blow a smooth air stream. This will help.... A LOT! Is a clarinet playing jazz good? or just horrible?
Try slowing down a little. Unlike the Bb and Eb clarinets, the bass clarinet takes a much looser embouchure. It takes more practice and honing of the notes below the break to be able to play above it. Be patient! Most good things take time. Think about it. Good luck.
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