Category Archives: multiphonic

Multiphonic Trills for Bb Clarinet using the index finger or thumb key

I don’t think there’s been anything more requested than this post. And I don’t have a good reason for not having done it before now, it’s just years-long procrastination. I talk a lot about where the technique comes from (much … Continue reading

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Super Fragile, Quiet, Slow-Moving Half-Hole Multiphonics for Bass Clarinet

It’s been a while, but, inspired by a conversation with composer Haukur Þór Harðarson yesterday I found 10 gorgeous, very soft, and fragile bass clarinet multiphonics that you can manipulate by slowly moving back and forth between a covered and … Continue reading

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“Ultra-Underblow Mutiphonics”: Part 2 of the recategorisation of Philip Rehfeldt’s chart

Recently, as part of the AHRC-funded project, The Garden of Forking Paths, which I’m consulting on for the next 15 months, Scott McLaughlin and I decided to spend a few hours trying to see if we could reorganise Rehfeldt’s Bb clarinet … Continue reading

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20 Easy Bass Clarinet Multiphonics

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Emergent Bb Clarinet Multiphonics: Part 2 – Underblowing

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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