Help with high notes

    
Help with high notes    10:37 on Sunday, December 2, 2007          

zaq-with-a-q
(10 points)
Posted by zaq-with-a-q

I'm sorry for posting here, I play sax, but a soprano sax and a clarinet are close....right?
I can't play any of the high notes...(well for me) high D above the bar and up to High F# I know there must be some advice out there for hitting higher notes...

I always here our Clarinet talking about who can hit the highest notes so I was wondering if you could give me some advice

also how does one maintain tone and stay in tune in such a high register?


Re: Help with high notes    22:43 on Sunday, December 2, 2007          

laeta_puella
(344 points)
Posted by laeta_puella

different enough that saxophone players would probably be a better help. really the mouthpiece-area-stuff is the biggest difference, and that's the biggest effect on high notes.


Re: Help with high notes    02:03 on Monday, December 3, 2007          

Dalcolenon
(51 points)
Posted by Dalcolenon

Okay well i find with the clarinet the reed quaility and hardness makes a big difference.. I use a 2.5 reed and I can hit the high notes(3rd octave) but, 2.5 is harder to blow then a 1 as you could expect.. a 1 I would struggle to get any of the high range and i have been playing for a while..also if you have an old clarinet and the pads perhaps have a tiny leak of air, it can make it a little harder again.


   




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