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b) Brands(Clarinet)• VandorenV12,Vandoren(traditional),VandorenRue56Lepic,RicoReserveClassic
• Legere(synthetic)usefulformarchingbandandperfectlyacceptablewithsomemouthpieces
c) ColorofCut-ReedandBark(goldenyellow)d) "Light-Test"(balancedreed?grainrunningthroughtoend
oftipofreed)e) Strengthmustmatchmouthpiece
• shorterlayandsmallertipopeningrequiresharderstrength• longerlayandsmallertipopeningalsorequiresharderreed• longerlayandlargertipopeningrequiressofterstrength• mediumlayisbest
f) Reed&Pitch• reedtoohardmayplaysharp;createsastuffysoundwithhardarticulations
• reedtoosoftmayplayNlat;createsabright,thin,buzzysoundg) "Seal-Test"(reedsealingtomouthpiecetableandside
rails?)h) Fixwarpedtipsi) KeepbackofreedNlat;buysandpaper(400and600grade
wet/dry)j) "QuickFix"forreedstoohardortoosoftk) Reedrotationl) Storeinreedguardsm) RidenourATGsystem-EASYwaytobalancetipsofreeds
1.Instrument&MouthpieceSelec5ona)Instruments(Saxophone)andmodels:
Students: Pro:Selmer400/600 SelmerParisseries:SelmerLaVoixseries: II(52);III(62)(280R);AS42 Yamaha875EX;82Z;(62)Yamaha26;480(highF#) YanagisawaAW10Vito;Yamaha23
b) Instruments(Clarinet)andmodels:Students: Pro:BuffetPremium BuffetR-13familyBuffetE12 SelmerParis:Vito SignatureorPresenceYamahaYCL255 YamahaCSVRYamaha450(wood)
c) HardRubber(Saxophone)-bestforclassical;avoidplastic"stock"mouthpieces
• VandorenOptimumAL3• SelmerC*(S80orS90)• Rousseauclassical(esp.onYamaha)• FobesDebut(studentmodel)
d) HardRubber(Clarinet)-alsoavoidplastic“stockmouthpieces”
• Vandoren-availableinTraditional/ProNile88(angleofbeak)andSeries13(440pitch)
• VandorenM13Lyre,M15,M30• D’AddarioReserve(X0,X5)• RichardHawkins(S,B,andR)• WalterGrabner• MichaelLomax
e) Metal(Saxophone)-bestforjazz,yetmanyplayersstillhavemorecontrolwithhardrubber• BergLarson,Dukoff,Meyer,Morgan,OttoLink
f) Mouthpiecepatches
g) Washwithwarmwaterandsoapormakeasolutionofcoldwaterandwhitevinegar-soakfor5minutesandwipewithasoftclothtoremovecalciumdeposits
h) Ligatures
i) Amountofmouthpieceinmouth(seeTimbre)
2.ReedSelec5ona) Brands(Saxophone)
• Classical:Vandoren(traditional),VandorenV12,D’AddarioReserve
• Jazz:Vandoren(Java,V16,ZZ);D’AddarioSelectJazz• Legere(synthetic);usefulfordoubling;alsoformarchingband?beginners?
3.Timbre...iden5fyingcharacteris5ctonea) Embouchure-drawstringanalogy
• Nirm,yetrelaxed• curllowerlipslightlyoverteeth,andtopteethrest• ontopofmouthpiece• 'papertest'foramountofmouthpieceinmouth• Saxophone-dropandopeninsidemouthcavity"like
holdingafragileegginyourmouth";listentothedifferenceinsoundqualitywithvariousshapesofmouthcavity:vowelsa-e-i-o-u
• Clarinet-keep‘oo’shapeontheoutside,with‘ee’shapeontheinside;stretchnostrilsdownwardtoachievethecharacteristic‘Nlatchin’
b) AuralModels(classicalandjazz)c) Recordyourselfd) LongTonese) Vibrato(saxophoneONLY)-whenNirstlearningpractice
withametronomef) Mouthpiecepitch(correctamountofmp,airstream,and
tongueposition)Bb SSx = C Eb ASx = A Bb TSx = G Eb BSx = D
Bb clarinet = C Bb Bass clarinet = F#
10StepstoImproveYourClarinet&SaxophoneSec9on
DR. SHELLEY JAGOW WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY [email protected] ���2
7.BlendingtheSec5onSounda) Knowyourjob(solo,soliortuttiensemble)b) Nlexibilityoftonalcolorc) similarequipmentcanhelp
8.ImprovingSec5onIntona5ona) Tunerisyourfriendb) Qualitymouthpiecec) Beatlesssounddowntheline;incorporateexercisesintowarm-up
d) Mouthpiecesirens;investinearplugs!
9.Vibratodevelopment(Saxophoneonly!)a) naturalsound(listentovocalistsandstringplayers)b)developmaturetonebeforebeginningvibratoc) "wu-wu-wu-wu"atquarternote=60;practicecontrolinvariousrhythmsandtemposd) goalistoproduceaspinningvibratothatisnotmetricaltothepulse
1o.Tonalexercisesa) Saxophoneiseasiestinstrumenttoplay---poorly!
b) longtones
c) octaveslurs--withoutchangingembouchure
d) Tonalexercises
e) Listeningtoliveconcertsandqualityrecordingsisalsoatonalexercise!
4.Tongueposi5onandoralcavitya) Saxophone
• lowerregister=lowertongueposition(ohoraw)• higherregister=highertongueposition(eeorih)
b) Clarinet• highertonguepositionforallregisters(HEEEEEorEEEEEE)
5.AirasMusicalFuela) trainyourlungsb) steady,focused,sustainedairstream;notensionc) inhalebydroppinglowerjawvs.breathingthroughcornersofmouthd) think"home"toinhalee) correctposture(sitting&standing)f) exhalation:warmorcoolair?
6.Ar5cula5ona) stylisticarticulationneedsasteady,supportedairstreamb) justbehindtipoftonguetouchestipofreed;“tipoftonguetotipofreed”c) considerspeedoftonguemotionandlengthoftimeonreedd) developingtonguespeed-practiceexercisesthatincludetensionandreleasee) Ninger-tonguecoordination;(practicearticulationwithscaleswithametronome;
practicearticulatingwithaironly)f) legato(lesstonguepressure;tonguestaysonreedslightlylonger)g) staccato(pointtobeginningofsoundwithfullresonance;endmayalsobepointed
orwithbuoyancydependingonstyleofstaccatodesired)
SHELLEY JAGOW
School: Wright State University (Dayton, OH)
Areas: Clinician, Music Education, Saxophone, Conducting, Author
Web: www.shelleyjagow.com
BOOK PUBLICATIONS: 1) Teaching Instrumental Music:
Developing the Complete Band Program (Meredith Music, 2007) 2) Developing the Complete Band Program DVD (Meredith Music, 2007) 3) Tuning for Wind Instruments: A
Roadmap to Successful Intonation (Meredith Music, 2013) 4) Intermediate Studies for Developing Artists on the:
a) Flute b) Oboe c) Clarinet d) Saxophone e) Bassoon
Contact: [email protected]
Saxophone (Classical)
(compiled by Shelley Jagow)
Saxophone (Jazz)
(compiled by Matt Warner)
Clarinet(compiled by John Kurokawa)
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