Author Archives: heatherroche

9 multiphonics that overblow from the second harmonic

Posted on December 16, 2019

If you’ve spent a bit of time on this blog you probably will have come to notice that multiphonics always involve a fundamental pitch — which is always the lowest pitch — plus 2-4 other pitch options, which are generally … Continue reading →

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Plastic tube scordatura

Posted on November 10, 2019

As you may have gleaned from recent posts, I’m part of an AHRC-funded research project at the University of Leeds this year with Scott McLaughlin, called the Garden of Forking Paths. Scott and I have been toying with the idea … Continue reading →

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Underblown Bb Clarinet Multiphonics

Posted on November 5, 2019

It takes anywhere between 2 and 10 hours to create each blog post. If you found this blog useful, and if you’d like to see more, you can support me on Patreon for less than the cost of a coffee … Continue reading →

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Dyad Multiphonics for Bb Clarinet Part II – a second look at Philip Rehfeldt’s chart

Posted on September 24, 2019

When Philip Rehfeldt wrote his seminal New Directions for Clarinet in 1976, he included a number of multiphonic charts for both Bb and Bass clarinets. These charts aren’t bad, although quite regularly I don’t get the same pitches he does, and I … Continue reading →

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Emergent Bb Clarinet Multiphonics: Part 1 – Overblowing

Posted on September 6, 2019

I think it’s useful, if you’re a composer, to make use of the fragile qualities of multiphonics. Some of them don’t that well as chords that sound together, but as a composer you can take advantage of this, and make … Continue reading →

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