Category Archives: register key

Underblown Bb Clarinet Multiphonics

Posted on November 5, 2019 by heatherroche

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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upper joint stopped air technique

Posted on May 29, 2016 by heatherroche

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! This technique, which follows in the footsteps of two posts, namely that on air noises and the one … Continue reading →

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… on writing Bb clarinet harmonics

Posted on August 11, 2014 by heatherroche

As composers and clarinetists, one thing we know about the clarinet is that its distinctive sound comes in large part from the fact that it only has access to odd partials in the harmonic series. This is all very well … Continue reading →

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…on using the register key

Posted on March 30, 2014 by heatherroche

Something that’s started to interest me recently when it comes to clarinet writing and collaboration with composers, is the generation of material. I love these long collaborative meetings where you just sit together and generate material for its own sake. And … Continue reading →