The Secret Exercise That Will Improve Your Clarinet Technique

Everybody was fast and clean clarinet technique. Here is a way to influence "how" your fingers are working so that you can unlock new levels of clarinet technique. Both faster and cleaner

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[txsphere]

It is amazing what a difference a word can make. Releasing the finger is so different from picking up the fingers.

[josephdvorak]

Awesome video!!! I teach this pinky technique too, but I'm going to send your video to my students so they know I'm not crazy (or at least not the only crazy one!)

[timhuskisson]

This is a really useful exercise. Thank you.

[Jessikas-Klarinettenoase]

Yes, this is also how I describe fingertechnique to my students. Its nice to hear it from you. Now I feel more on the right way. But ohne thing i also teach is the difference between the ballistic and the guided movement 😊

[jcwoodwinds]

This is correct. Good explanation and good demonstration.

[ClarinetNotGosu]

thank you for the nice tip! it's really important concept for both pro and amateur clarinetist.

[MaiseNow]

I'm a newbie clarinetist (1 year of intermittent practice with regular lessons lol) and just got diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which explains the hand difficulties I've had for the last two years.

Just the concept of "press and relax" vs "press and release/lift" is already helping how I think about playing. I'm definitely a pinky-out-in-space kind of person so this is going to be a huge habit to break...but I'm taking it kind of like typing on a computer keyboard. you don't generally lift completely away from a key after typing if you're not a hunt-and-peck typist!

Anyways. Here's hoping reducing the tension on most of my fingers helps me practice better. My right thumb is still suffering because of the weight of the clarinet, and I haven't found the right combo of neck strap and ergo thumb rest to mitigate that yet.

[MrGlenn]

This takes practice to another level.
Thanks

[johnfrazier]

Yes! "press, release, close, open" Fingers relaxed

[francoisg]

Thank's to share how do we use ours fingers. I'm going to work its.

[krommer]

I've mentioned this approach to all my students. I tell them it's one of the secrets to great clarinet playing. I may have gotten this idea from read Keith Stein's (?) book. I'm not sure, but my students know they need to do this.

[djonesey]

Thanks for the tip. As you may know, Kal Opperman, someone who Morales (who you cite) studied with for a while when with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, also advocated such pinky placement, perhaps in addition to the reasons you astutely sight, to better stabilize the instrument given the double lip embouchure he felt his students should play the instrument with.

Cheers.

[godlovesyou]

this is some of the best-sounding clarinet I've ever! you are obviously very talented. what type of clarinet are you playing

[saxnoobplayer]

Great channel Sir, thank you so much teaching us all to be better clarinet player, can you show us details for double tongue technique?BR

[freebirdofparadise]

I have restarted playing music again middle aged. And this whole journey has included attempts at reducing global tension (a lesson that is evolving from poor spine health). Thank you for this video. I had never heard about anchoring the pinkies nor discovered it myself. I am looking forward to exploring these anchors and movements. Part of rehabbing my back has also involved learning/sensing core and body anchor zones. I have been working to sense global anchors while sitting and playing to change habits for better ergonomics and less sympathetic tension. I cant wait to put this additional information all together in practice. I have also been learning sax. Im totally going to do the dimes. One question, I see you anchoring your arms against your body. Is this only during practice or do you also perform like this? Thank you!

[jimis]

You should make a video showing us the most effective double high notes fingerings If you know them. I happen to know up to high D.

[cs]

what if you are left handed, is it harder to play a clarinet? do your hands change position? is there a left handed clarinet?

[stewartwforbes]

I’ve been playing 60 years. I’m now finding holding the instrument painful. I have arthritis mainly in RH thumb. I’d like advice about this as playing is painful and I need to stop fairly soon after starting. I know there might be custom rests out there.

[jackishere]

can you share the notes of the practice please?

[minogallone]

Is your right pointer finger closing half hole for the altissimo register? I'm doing excecises to improve technique, suond and intonation on that register, and I'm experimenting with fingerings, did I see right?