That’s a great way to develop one’s ear. I have that same tonal energy app so I’m going to start applying this in my practices every night. Thank you so much for this series of videos. I have learned so much over the course of them so far I can’t wait to see the rest of them.
Great recommendation for practicing with a drone! Brass players do this all the time, and clarinetists don't do this enough, in my opinion. Great video!
Would be interesting to see what tools are there on the clarinet to change the pitch. Biting, moving tongue and throat, changing airflow, ...? And nuances of using them. Love your videos.
It sure does! Yes - it’s a great for reference, but I’m speaking mainly about using the skill of using your ears to adjust your own pitch to a different external pitch. I love the just intonation feature on TE - it’s the main reason I use it!
Hi there, First off a big thanks for this series. I’m new to the (bass) clarinet, but many years on saxophone so excuses if the answer is obvious. Quick follow up on a topic elsewhere in the comments: if you have your ear in and your normal fingering etc gives you certain notes that seem more « wrong » than others are there any ways to improve this, either through imaging the note or on the set up of the instrument itself ? Thanks
Hi! Thanks for the comment! If I understand your question correctly, you mean what if the fingering you’ve chosen is out of tune? Firstly - check your air and embouchure. If they are all good, then I would experiment with changing the fingering one key at a time. Sometimes adding (or lifting) a key like the left hand C#/G#, or the vent key (Ab/Eb), or one of the fork keys can make a subtle difference to bring it in tune. Beyond that, quite often some reed adjustments can help - I’ll have videos on this in the future, but taking some material from the shoulders of the reed can help with sharpness, and clipping the tip and then sanding the top half of the vamp can bring the pitch up a bit… but there’s always a compromise! I hope that’s what you were asking? All the best!
Oh it can be tricky! It won’t happen overnight either… what I’d suggest is playing a unison with a drone and listen for “beats”. You will likely hear that “wah-wah-wah” (it could be slow or fast) even if you don’t know whether you’re sharp or flat. Once you have a handle on that, work your way outwards, but listen for those beats - they’ll get faster and faster until you can discern a buzz. Listening to the drone in headphones can be helpful or a hindrance, so try a few different things. Best of luck - and please reach out if I can be of assistance :)
@@philipeverall6 Thank you for your reply! I don't mean to sound ignorant, but I don't know what you mean by a "drone." I'm picking up clarinet again after a 40 year hiatus. No idea what you mean by a "drone."
@@patticarey9016 oh, sorry! You’ll only hear the beats/buzz if you’re playing at the same time as something or someone else; so you could use a drone which is anything that holds a steady tone. The tuner app I use on my phone (Tonal Energy Tuner) can hold a tone so you can play along with it, but you could use anything - some kind of computer software (there are plenty of drones online - just google “tuning drone”), or an electronic organ, or better still another clarinet player!
Some great inspiration for my practice this afternoon!
Have fun Giselle!
Nota dez mestre.
That’s a great way to develop one’s ear. I have that same tonal energy app so I’m going to start applying this in my practices every night. Thank you so much for this series of videos. I have learned so much over the course of them so far I can’t wait to see the rest of them.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re finding them helpful, and that you’re able to put it into practice!
Excelente explanation!!Thanks a lot
Thank you! Glad I could help :)
Great recommendation for practicing with a drone! Brass players do this all the time, and clarinetists don't do this enough, in my opinion. Great video!
Thanks John, and thank you for the kind comment. I’m a big fan of your work!
Would be interesting to see what tools are there on the clarinet to change the pitch. Biting, moving tongue and throat, changing airflow, ...? And nuances of using them. Love your videos.
Thank you so much! And yes - that’s an excellent topic for a video!
Tonal Energy has a Just Intonation functionality for the drone feature; doesn’t this provide an audible representation of what you’re describing?
It sure does! Yes - it’s a great for reference, but I’m speaking mainly about using the skill of using your ears to adjust your own pitch to a different external pitch. I love the just intonation feature on TE - it’s the main reason I use it!
Thanks. I’ll work at tuning the buzz independently of TE. Enjoying your series!
@@lukeserrano62 thanks so much! Enjoy that buzz :)
Stretch your minor 3rds and compress your major 3rds
Absolutely! But by how much? Trust your ears not your tuner :)
Thanks for the comment!
Hi there,
First off a big thanks for this series. I’m new to the (bass) clarinet, but many years on saxophone so excuses if the answer is obvious.
Quick follow up on a topic elsewhere in the comments: if you have your ear in and your normal fingering etc gives you certain notes that seem more « wrong » than others are there any ways to improve this, either through imaging the note or on the set up of the instrument itself ? Thanks
Hi! Thanks for the comment! If I understand your question correctly, you mean what if the fingering you’ve chosen is out of tune?
Firstly - check your air and embouchure. If they are all good, then I would experiment with changing the fingering one key at a time. Sometimes adding (or lifting) a key like the left hand C#/G#, or the vent key (Ab/Eb), or one of the fork keys can make a subtle difference to bring it in tune. Beyond that, quite often some reed adjustments can help - I’ll have videos on this in the future, but taking some material from the shoulders of the reed can help with sharpness, and clipping the tip and then sanding the top half of the vamp can bring the pitch up a bit… but there’s always a compromise!
I hope that’s what you were asking?
All the best!
Sing D3 into the band instrument while fingerings F#4. Tune the. Vocal note to the band instrument.
I have a hard time hearing the "buzz" or even differentiating if my note is sharp or flat. I don't seem to have a good ear. Any suggestions?
Oh it can be tricky! It won’t happen overnight either… what I’d suggest is playing a unison with a drone and listen for “beats”. You will likely hear that “wah-wah-wah” (it could be slow or fast) even if you don’t know whether you’re sharp or flat. Once you have a handle on that, work your way outwards, but listen for those beats - they’ll get faster and faster until you can discern a buzz.
Listening to the drone in headphones can be helpful or a hindrance, so try a few different things. Best of luck - and please reach out if I can be of assistance :)
@@philipeverall6
Thank you for your reply! I don't mean to sound ignorant, but I don't know what you mean by a "drone." I'm picking up clarinet again after a 40 year hiatus. No idea what you mean by a "drone."
@@patticarey9016 oh, sorry! You’ll only hear the beats/buzz if you’re playing at the same time as something or someone else; so you could use a drone which is anything that holds a steady tone. The tuner app I use on my phone (Tonal Energy Tuner) can hold a tone so you can play along with it, but you could use anything - some kind of computer software (there are plenty of drones online - just google “tuning drone”), or an electronic organ, or better still another clarinet player!
@@philipeverall6ah, ok. That clarifies it for me. 😊 I'll check out the app you referred to. Thank you!
Throw the tuner away.