Playing Notes and Tonguing on the Clarinet

[oneeyedjohny]

LOL you were totally breathing in between notes... HAVE FUN PLAYING O' CANADA ON THE CLARINET LIKE THAT! IM ABLE TO PLAY IT AND I'VE PLAYED THE CLARINET FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS!!!!!!! XD

[LoneWolf1327]

"Hey do you guys know if having an overbite affect the way you play an instrument? O.o

I've practiced non stop and nothing's working. (I play clarinet)"

[XclusiveChiq]

@LoneWolf1327 i have a major overbite and i play beautifully. great tone and everything. make sure u have good embouchure and cover the holes

[clarinetfanatic]

@LoneWolf1327 Try bringing your jaw forward to were your bottom teeth are in line with your upper teeth. This will slightly change the angle you hold your clarinet. When you practice, before bringing the clarinet to your mouth say "ee" or "she" and while saying "ee" also say "oow" like in shoe. While saying those syllables push your jaw forward. Remember to keep corners in (no smiling) and chin muscles flat pointing downward. I hope this helps! Keep Practicing!!!

[loganday123]

she has a nice rack

[ghurley42]

Can anyone answer a newbie question? I can make sounds and all, but there is a wisp between each note when my tongue touches the reed. I have tried to do it faster and the wisp is just faster. I don't hear this sound in recordings of the clarinet. I'm assuming this is a common issue for beginners. Any suggestions to help me move past this issue?

[emeralddreams888]

@ghurley42

Not sure what kind of wisp you're talking about but it can be a subtone that you're hearing before the actual note is coming out /it can be caused by finger and tongue not coordinating/not enough air support/saliva that's accumulated in there. If it's subtones, you need to work on your embouchure; if it's a coordination problem, just practice slowly; if it's just saliva, it happens to everyone just suck your mouthpiece(literally)/developi­ng an emb will fix it.

[emeralddreams888]

@emeralddreams888

Air support is something that you'll always be working on.

[breannepeace54]

thnks for helping me i just got it for music in gr 6

[uafireman]

Great Buffet R-13 Clarinet you got there!

[mayothehorselover1]

im a beginner at clarinet i got it yesterday and can already play mary had a little lamb i play flute piccolo guitar and now clarinet

[WayExpress]

That was good

[emoClarinetist]

this is better than expert village!!!!!!

[cavalierfan2008]

@emoClarinetist there both not that fantastic... I think if your gonna get any help on playing the clarinet people need to get lessons or ask their band director.

[davetileguy]

Ariana I would love to show you my tounge and fingering techniqe!!

[NoMusicNoLife2471]

@davetileguy oh your funny :|

[ryashoki]

Why not start with G?

[himrasmus101]

Garbage if you want to really learn good habits do not listen to this lady, it will only be harder to break the improper tonguing later!

[Twilightrules1212]

thanks i am better at the clarinet now

[jimdugal]

Thanks Ariana- I teach elementary instruments and love your series- wow oh so helpful being I am a brass player- Bravo!!

[laura123star]

i like what you teaching but now you need to teach me how to play songs!!!!!

:p

[ham10444]

im a begginer to play the clarinet and i can make the note but you can still hear air going through it as if i was just blowing in it, can you give me some tips on how to fix this?

[capitanct]

The throat is really more relaxed than it is open. For saxophone you would think more open due to the horizontal angle of the mouthpiece. But because the clarinet is on an angle and the air has to actually bank off the top of your oral cavity to reach the angled mouthpiece a relaxed throat position will help to guide the air up along the soft palet and down into the mouthpiece as guided with the E tongue position you mentioned before.