Category Archives: preparations

upper joint stopped air technique

Posted on May 29, 2016 by heatherroche

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…on isolating the lower joint (Bb/Eb)

Posted on July 18, 2014 by heatherroche

Today’s relatively short post highlights a fun and easy to produce effect. By placing the mouthpiece inside the lower joint of the Bb or Eb clarinet, one has easy access to a completely different sound quality.  

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… on bass clarinet preparations

Posted on March 24, 2014 by heatherroche

I started thinking more seriously about preparing the bass clarinet after Aaron Einbond used it in his (awesome) piece, Resistance, for prepared bass clarinet and live electronics. I originally assumed that it wouldn’t be so useful: one can only prepare the … Continue reading →

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