Really enjoyed this. I’ve been talking about this with my high school student for some time. Going beyond embouchure and reeds, a smooth, rich tone must include supportive core, and proper tongue placement. She has to prepare a few Rose exudes for auditions, one slow, one quick as expected. Really enjoy your videos.
If we look at the original cello version, the reprise (?), third staff in the middle, from beat 3 of bar 13, is actually written one octave lower, as are a few passages in the other movements of this piece. On the last phrase it is again as written. Might be an alternative to make it even more mellow.
I will be trying these out. I am currently struggling from Altissimo F# and above, below I have no problem at all but the F# and above is like a tossing a coin if it will a) speak and b) be somewhere near in tune. I know I need to change something (my equipment is all fine so it must be me). I am hoping that experimenting with tongue position might help. Thanks for all the great content!
I’m a beginner but when I try to play with the back of my going up the clarinet really wants to jump up a 12th like I’m using the register key. I can’t think of the word I’m looking for, 1st overtone?
Not sure if I understand you correctly, but if it’s going up a 12th without the register key, you likely have a pad leaking somewhere in the upper joint.
@callyclarinet I meant to say “when I try to play with the back of my tongue up, the…” bot ok I’ll check all the pads on the upper joint thanks. Now that I’ve started thinking about my tongue everything feels wrong! Lol but I’m sure it’s nothing practice won’t help
@@rile7648 It’s very common for things to feel uncomfortable or even sound bad when you’re starting to change the embouchure and tongue positions, but it will be worth it! Just always keep trying different things out until you find what you want. The 12th popping out can also be due to biting, having too soft of a reed, or if one of your fingers isn’t covering a tone hole all the way. It’s also possible to overshoot the voicing of the note but this is typically accompanied with biting and/or a reed that’s too soft
Hi Cally, Thanks for another great video. I was wondering what your views are on the voicings discussed in this video? th-cam.com/video/7Dmqujf6uGE/w-d-xo.html I struggle coming back down when I take the register key off (when I’m slurring) and get stuck in the upper register unless I start the note again. It’s not a problem on sax but I use different voicing (ahh, aaa and eee) and it’s octave slurs, not twelfths. Thanks, Robbie
Great video! Very clear and concise. For me and how I play, voicing like she suggests works really well for bass clarinet. If I over-think voicing on b-flat I do waaaaay too much. I do believe her advice would work well for some players, especially for anyone who struggles with playing in the high register.
@@callyclarinet thanks Cally. Any advice on slurring with the register key? I think it might be that I’m so used to octaves I’m not hearing the twelfth down.
Really enjoyed this. I’ve been talking about this with my high school student for some time. Going beyond embouchure and reeds, a smooth, rich tone must include supportive core, and proper tongue placement. She has to prepare a few Rose exudes for auditions, one slow, one quick as expected. Really enjoy your videos.
Thank you!! If you have any ideas from your own teaching method feel free to share!
"Teee" works better for me as a high tongue position.
If we look at the original cello version, the reprise (?), third staff in the middle, from beat 3 of bar 13, is actually written one octave lower, as are a few passages in the other movements of this piece. On the last phrase it is again as written. Might be an alternative to make it even more mellow.
Love to hear that melody on a golden era Chedville or Robert or even a Kaspar :) #contrastvideos
I will be trying these out. I am currently struggling from Altissimo F# and above, below I have no problem at all but the F# and above is like a tossing a coin if it will a) speak and b) be somewhere near in tune. I know I need to change something (my equipment is all fine so it must be me). I am hoping that experimenting with tongue position might help. Thanks for all the great content!
Good luck! Have you tried different fingerings? I like this chart: www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/
I tried to play along with the opening but pitch seems be A 444, even higher on some of the softer throat tones!
I appreciate the constructive critique and will try to be better about that in the future!
She’s not sharp. You’re flat. ☝🏻
I’m a beginner but when I try to play with the back of my going up the clarinet really wants to jump up a 12th like I’m using the register key. I can’t think of the word I’m looking for, 1st overtone?
Not sure if I understand you correctly, but if it’s going up a 12th without the register key, you likely have a pad leaking somewhere in the upper joint.
@callyclarinet I meant to say “when I try to play with the back of my tongue up, the…” bot ok I’ll check all the pads on the upper joint thanks. Now that I’ve started thinking about my tongue everything feels wrong! Lol but I’m sure it’s nothing practice won’t help
@@rile7648 It’s very common for things to feel uncomfortable or even sound bad when you’re starting to change the embouchure and tongue positions, but it will be worth it! Just always keep trying different things out until you find what you want. The 12th popping out can also be due to biting, having too soft of a reed, or if one of your fingers isn’t covering a tone hole all the way. It’s also possible to overshoot the voicing of the note but this is typically accompanied with biting and/or a reed that’s too soft
Where is your lovely cat?
Luke was asleep hahaha 🐈⬛
Hi Cally,
Thanks for another great video.
I was wondering what your views are on the voicings discussed in this video?
th-cam.com/video/7Dmqujf6uGE/w-d-xo.html
I struggle coming back down when I take the register key off (when I’m slurring) and get stuck in the upper register unless I start the note again.
It’s not a problem on sax but I use different voicing (ahh, aaa and eee) and it’s octave slurs, not twelfths.
Thanks,
Robbie
Great video! Very clear and concise. For me and how I play, voicing like she suggests works really well for bass clarinet. If I over-think voicing on b-flat I do waaaaay too much. I do believe her advice would work well for some players, especially for anyone who struggles with playing in the high register.
@@callyclarinet thanks Cally. Any advice on slurring with the register key? I think it might be that I’m so used to octaves I’m not hearing the twelfth down.