kevgermany
ex Landrover Nut
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A question or two for the clarinet guys here.
My son's been learning teh clarinet for a few years now, and is doing very well. The low notes are round, rich, full, but as he gets higher, it gets much harsher. Yet I hear recordings of (e.g. Benny Goodman) and the high notes are smooth and liquid.
In my best German I tried to discuss it with his clarinet teacher (who's also my sax teacher), but got nowhere. On listening to the clarinet teacher, he has a similar harshness on his clarinet as he gets higher and higher... So
1 - Is this normal?
2 - Is it likely to be mouthpiece/reed? (Currently using a Yamaha no size marking, with Pflaumer Sinus 2.5 reeds)
3 - What makes Goodman and the other good clarinettists (including classical) so smooth?
I don't want to cause trouble with the teacher.... Or mess my son around, but I'd appreciate some informed feedback. Clarinet's a German System, which I believe has a slightly differnet bore to the standard Boehm system models.
My son's been learning teh clarinet for a few years now, and is doing very well. The low notes are round, rich, full, but as he gets higher, it gets much harsher. Yet I hear recordings of (e.g. Benny Goodman) and the high notes are smooth and liquid.
In my best German I tried to discuss it with his clarinet teacher (who's also my sax teacher), but got nowhere. On listening to the clarinet teacher, he has a similar harshness on his clarinet as he gets higher and higher... So
1 - Is this normal?
2 - Is it likely to be mouthpiece/reed? (Currently using a Yamaha no size marking, with Pflaumer Sinus 2.5 reeds)
3 - What makes Goodman and the other good clarinettists (including classical) so smooth?
I don't want to cause trouble with the teacher.... Or mess my son around, but I'd appreciate some informed feedback. Clarinet's a German System, which I believe has a slightly differnet bore to the standard Boehm system models.