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parts of the clarinet
- mouthpiece
- barrel
- upper joint
- lower joint
- bell
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clarinet embouchure
- lips rounded
- mouthpiece proper distance in mouth
- corners of lips pushed inward
- sufficient lip over lower teeth
- lower teeth biting?
- don't puff checks
- no air escaping
- chin firm and down
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clarinet tounging necessities
- relaxed tounge
- use forward part of tongue
- need good breath support
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methods of clarinet tounging
- put tongue lightly in the small pocket between the reed and lower lip
- draw tongue up/back, use the tip to tongue forward a little bit further down from the tip of the red
- anchor rounding - tip of tongue anchored against bass of lower teeth,
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making crossing the break easier
- make sure pads are sealed
- good mouthpiece
- stronger reed, not warped
- cover holes completely
- use more air, tighter embouchure
- thumb position so tip can rock back/forth
- practice going down the break
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3 parts of flute
- head joint
- middle joint
- fot joint
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how to hold flute
- u shaped thumbs
- keep fingers close to keys
- pinkies over corresponding kekys
- wrists straight
- fingers curved
- elbow away from body
- feet properly placed on floor
- flute parallel to ground
- body facing forward
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flute embouchure
- diamond shaped apeture
- larger for lower notes, smaller for higher
- say syllable too
- place bottom in the bottom middle of the hole
- blow diagonally downward
- don't puff cheeks
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four deficiencies caused by beginning flute players
unfocused sound - air support, instrument condition, aperture too open, air direction
- notes not starting on time - tongue
- airy/no sound - puffy cheeks, puckered lips, lips shaped like a kiss
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