Last school year I could play all of the high notes perfectly fine, but after getting back from summer pretty much any notes above high d I get a squeak. I was told that I am biting but I’m not sure that is the cause since I know my embouchure didn’t change from last year when they played normally. Does anyone know what else could Maybe be the cause of this? submitted by /u/Cobra_monkey42 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I was in band class and I was the inly one who need as much help as possible, sure some people had horrible sounds but I couldn’t even make a sound. I was borderline perfect at my house when i was all alone but at school i tense up and everyone stares at me. My band teacher even called me out and said i was doing it wrong but the entire class agreed i was doing it right. So extra embarrassment☺️. Im 13, I have really bad anxiety. I’ve needed meds before, but honestly who has time for the clinic? I go then they tell me i gotta wait, when I go they tell me its in the next 2 weeks it will be rea ..read more

Hello, I am thinking about displaying my clarinet on the wall. I want to play it more, but ADHD probs, out of sight out of mind is a hard thing to overcome. And I don’t like putting it together to play it. It would be awesome to just have it ready to grab and play! I don’t have any risk of anybody knocking it over or off the wall. I know it’s fragile. Anybody mount their clarinet to the wall between uses? Like either horizontally or on a little shelf? submitted by /u/distractedpuppies [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Was going to give my kid my old Bundy student model I got new 30 years ago but was quoted 400 bucks to completely repad it. Does this sound like a decent price? Should I fix it up or get a new plastic student model. Thanks! submitted by /u/Mrincognito1 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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Hi everyone tl;dr seasoned player having difficulty with intonation. Don‘t know if it‘s Equipment or a skill issue. I have an old Buffet Festival (30-35 years old) that I absolutely adore. The issue i‘m having is that i‘m usually sharp. On a 65mm barrel it can be up to 20 cents and it‘s basically across the board except for the altissimo register. On my 66mm barrel with a bit of tugging i can keep it under control at normal volumes but as soon as i‘m in pp sections it goes up quite alot again. I‘m not 100% sure but it‘s possible that it‘s gotten worse over the last 2 years. I‘m saying this be ..read more

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it keeps making this screeching(?) noise whenever i play lower notes like C and lower. does anyone know what's causing it or how to fix it? submitted by /u/Designer-Lie404 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

At school, he has trouble playing in tune. He plays a Buffet Festival on what we think is a 64mm Buffet barrel (it might be 65mm) using Vandoren blue-box 3.5 reeds. He plays the same set-up at home and does not have the tuning problems. He uses the Tonal Energy app. He has checked his intonation at school using that app on a variety of different kids' phones, including his own phone. At home he uses Tonal Energy on his phone and his ipad. He's consistently flat at school by what he says is "around fifteen cents. As bad as 40 cents sometimes". He says at home he is pretty much in tune. He take ..read more

the full clarinet. Horn middle bit other middle bit Reed and the red Twine submitted by /u/Alicewilsonpines [visit reddit] [comments ..read more