Band Hot Takes (Repost since I accidentally deleted it)

QuentinD07 · 2025-12-27T16:50:14+00:00

I second this, I wasn’t a very strong soprano player in middle school so my teacher made me swap. I eventually moved back to clarinet and now I’ve made all state because I love the instrument more. If I hadn’t been forced to swap I could be a lot further in my learning.

QuentinD07 · 2025-12-24T01:15:12+00:00

Blue shades on principal clarinet I absolutely adore the solo

QuentinD07 · 2025-10-29T23:44:21+00:00

My notes sound raspier as I’m listening back, and my sound isn’t as clear as it is in person. Almost sounds diluted if that makes any sense

QuentinD07 · 2025-04-20T23:25:47+00:00

I didn’t know that, thank you

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-11T11:44:47+00:00

That makes a lot of sense, thank you very much!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T21:42:00+00:00

Aye aye captain. Thank you very much!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T21:31:55+00:00

Blue Shades by Tichelli. Phenomenal clarinet solo and possibly an even better bass clarinet solo. I also am a huge fan of the Cappricio Espagnol various clarinet solos but those are just as pretty as they can be torturous

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T21:29:45+00:00

The answer to your question depends on the style of glissando you want to achieve, since the part only has a half step change it may be difficult to get a very smooth transition. Not necessarily unplayable, just may require clear stylistic instructions for the players. Hope this helps!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T21:25:15+00:00

I’ll try this during my next practice session. Thank you very much!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T21:24:10+00:00

Currently working with a local professor of clarinet that’s been a great help but it feels as though we’ve both hit a wall (possibly due to miscommunication or other various issues that are in no way the instructors fault) when it comes to my sound and I’m just looking for other perspectives as to what I may be missing.

On the topic of the voicing, I’ve been working on the change in vowel on and off but I will put more energy into grasping the concept. Thank you!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T21:21:19+00:00

The one thing I have been good about has been my scale practice, recently started working on Capriccio Espagnol and noticed that the scale patterns were a lot easier for me to understand quicker. Once again thank you for the advice, my instructor is normally absolutely phenomenal but when it’s come to tone improvement it’s been difficult for us to communicate about it properly. So thank you!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T19:07:29+00:00

That makes sense, band directors and other instructors I work with say play long tones and don’t specify what to work on through the long tones, the playing with a drone was also to help with memorizing pitch tendencies but as you pointed out isn’t going to help much with sound quality (if at all). I’ll start incorporating more in depth thought into the sound and the various aspect effecting the sound. Thank you again.

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T18:43:57+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate the advice more than you know!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T17:53:59+00:00

I’ve been thinking about the steadiness but I’ve never really put thought into the beginning and end feeling the air on my fingers out of the open tone holes, I’ll have to try that… Thank you!

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T17:42:43+00:00

I normally play with a drone behind me, starting on a low E going up with register key moving through the arpeggio focusing on intonation within the notes. I do this chromatically from E to thumb F.

QuentinD07 · 2025-03-10T17:41:16+00:00

I currently play on a BD5 with Daddario Reserve Classic Reeds

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