The Clarinet Whistle Trick
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Correct tongue position is essential for good clarinet playing, but you can't see what your tongue's doing without x-ray vision. The solution? Just whistle!
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Good lesson. Thanks
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Pro-level Flutist playing clarinet in a community band here. (There are never enough clarinets!) I am looking forward to trying this to see if it helps me. I’ll report back in a couple of weeks!
We are biased, but totally agree - more clarinet is always better!
Yes, please let us know how this video has helped (or not helped) you - we are always happy to receive feedback.
I’m a blow in whistler-but my tongue is in the position you illustrated
That's great! It should still work well, even if you're a blow in whistler. Let us know how it's going!
Thanks! helped out alot!
We're glad it helped!
What if I can’t whisle
That's a good question! If you make an embouchure, move your tongue into that position, and blow gentle air, you should be able to hear the pitch in your air. It'll be like a very subtle whistle. Try moving your tongue around as you do it, and you can clearly hear the effect your tongue has on air speed.
Hello, I'm sorry, can you tell me the position of a person's mouth?
It sounds like you're asking about the embouchure. This video might be helpful: czcams.com/video/E8WL4Z4a0yU/video.html
If I blow fast air like you without moving my tongue I just get a much louder and abrupt whistled C#. What am I doing wrong?
That's a good question. You're talking about doing this without the clarinet, right? If you just get a louder whistle instead of that high pitched wooosh sound, make sure that you're doing it with a clarinet embouchure (no cheek puffing, etc.). The tongue position and embouchure are equally important. You might also try doing it as just one big puff of air (2-3 seconds). When you add the clarinet, you'll be able to sustain that air speed longer since the smaller opening of the mouthpiece limits the air the can get through.