Yes it does! Here is an example of one that is quite intricate with humming specific pitches while playing: ruclips.net/video/mFUXLl87Les/видео.htmlsi=BWqI5ek5y3rVh4Qx
Wow! These exercises are great! I flutter tongue for fun, but now I know it can be used as a tool to help. I'm never sure if it's the read, my embouchure, or not enough air support. At least with these exercises, I can check my air support. 🎶 😊
Awesome, I'm glad this was helpful! These exercise can also be a little helpful for the embouchure too. Remember that it is always a balance between the air, embouchure, and reed. Better air makes everything better, but finding the sweet spot to all three is where the magic happens!
Thanks for this super useful summary of tricks to get the air going! I find it so interesting (and frustrating) that I can't just will my air to work correctly, but these tricks usually do the job, magically. It's often during my lesson that the air stops working. Is it necessary to use these tricks forever or do you eventually figure out how to activate correct breathing without them?
That is very normal for the breath to go when nerves are involved! Over time the air support does get better by default but I still find to this day that these tricks make a difference!
I am a deaf clarinet player and I am in college. I've been playing for about 10 years or more and I'm really looking to improve on my air. I unfortunately do not know every scale for clarinet. I do however know C Major to A Major. I do practice my arpeggios and scales in thirds a lot. I am getting back to playing with a metronome. Any advice to improve not stopping my air stream on every other four bar phrase?
Going 8 measures in one breath is not bad! However if you are wanting to increase your endurance there are two ways. The most obvious is to increase your capacity. Do breathing exercises where you work on getting more air into your lungs. A simple in for 4 out for 4 trying to move more air every repetition is great for that. The less obvious is to increase efficiency. Work on relaxing more as you inhale and making sure that every molecule of air you exhale is being focused and translated into reed vibrations. This may take some embouchure or reed adjustments to really get the reed vibrating its best. I hope that helps!
@@QuickStartClarinet It does! Thanks! I have a RUclips channel that has some videos with me playing songs a few years ago. I would love to organize a collab with you to talk about clarinet playing while being deaf. If that is ok. :)
Good question. I am not an expert at improvising but here is what I would suggest. 1. Learn your scales and chords really well. If I said play a G dominant 7th arpeggio you should be able to do it without having to think too much. 2. Listen and sing a lot. Listening gets the music in your ear and most of us are actually quite good at improvising while singing because it comes natural. 3. Finally work on transcribing and playing great solos. Learning other’s solos will give you ideas and you can start to find your own voice by stealing what you like. I hope that helps!
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That growl sounds really cool. I bet it would work well in some avant-garde drone pieces.
Yes it does! Here is an example of one that is quite intricate with humming specific pitches while playing: ruclips.net/video/mFUXLl87Les/видео.htmlsi=BWqI5ek5y3rVh4Qx
I love all your advice on breathing, I'm trying to reduce my anxiety with breathing, do you know of a good breathing app for that?
Thanks! I think headspace is a pretty good app, but it costs money. I also might suggest looking into Vipassana meditation.
@@QuickStartClarinet Thanks!
The Finch: Self Care Widget Pet is also really good for general mental health and self care things.
Wow! These exercises are great! I flutter tongue for fun, but now I know it can be used as a tool to help. I'm never sure if it's the read, my embouchure, or not enough air support. At least with these exercises, I can check my air support. 🎶 😊
Awesome, I'm glad this was helpful! These exercise can also be a little helpful for the embouchure too. Remember that it is always a balance between the air, embouchure, and reed. Better air makes everything better, but finding the sweet spot to all three is where the magic happens!
Thanks for this super useful summary of tricks to get the air going! I find it so interesting (and frustrating) that I can't just will my air to work correctly, but these tricks usually do the job, magically. It's often during my lesson that the air stops working. Is it necessary to use these tricks forever or do you eventually figure out how to activate correct breathing without them?
That is very normal for the breath to go when nerves are involved! Over time the air support does get better by default but I still find to this day that these tricks make a difference!
@@QuickStartClarinet I just got the breath builder and it seems to really help. Definitely some "magic" happening!
Buzzz exercise is teaching how to use diaphram. Thx alot.
Awesome! I’m glad it is helping!
I am a deaf clarinet player and I am in college. I've been playing for about 10 years or more and I'm really looking to improve on my air. I unfortunately do not know every scale for clarinet. I do however know C Major to A Major. I do practice my arpeggios and scales in thirds a lot. I am getting back to playing with a metronome. Any advice to improve not stopping my air stream on every other four bar phrase?
Going 8 measures in one breath is not bad! However if you are wanting to increase your endurance there are two ways.
The most obvious is to increase your capacity. Do breathing exercises where you work on getting more air into your lungs. A simple in for 4 out for 4 trying to move more air every repetition is great for that.
The less obvious is to increase efficiency. Work on relaxing more as you inhale and making sure that every molecule of air you exhale is being focused and translated into reed vibrations. This may take some embouchure or reed adjustments to really get the reed vibrating its best.
I hope that helps!
@@QuickStartClarinet It does! Thanks! I have a RUclips channel that has some videos with me playing songs a few years ago. I would love to organize a collab with you to talk about clarinet playing while being deaf. If that is ok. :)
Sure! That sounds really interesting! Send me an email at quickstartclarinet@gmail.com
Hi! I would like to ask how can I improvise for a blues-scale, how can I become better at it? I would be grateful if you answered me.
Good question. I am not an expert at improvising but here is what I would suggest.
1. Learn your scales and chords really well. If I said play a G dominant 7th arpeggio you should be able to do it without having to think too much.
2. Listen and sing a lot. Listening gets the music in your ear and most of us are actually quite good at improvising while singing because it comes natural.
3. Finally work on transcribing and playing great solos. Learning other’s solos will give you ideas and you can start to find your own voice by stealing what you like.
I hope that helps!
@@QuickStartClarinet Thank you!
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