Multiphonic series & glissando : the fingerings

Following up on last week's clarinet multiphonic sound video, here are the fingerings for the multiphonic series:

clarinet multiphonic series fingerings

And for the combined multiphonic sound and glissando:

clarinet multiphonic fingering

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    Hi,

    About the multiphonic glissando fingering, do you have to gradually release any key, reduce lip pressure or anything for the glissando to happen?

    Thanks

    Khoi Dang

    Email: kdang10us@gmail.com

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  2. Jean-Francois CharlesAugust 12, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    Dear Khoi,
    Thanks for the question. The glissando is obtained without changing the key (no gradual movement from the fingers, for instance). I use mostly changing the throat opening - something alike to changing from a vowel like "ee" in "bee" to a deeper vowel like "ea" in "heart".
    I know that some clarinet players think about lip when it comes to glissandi. I learnt with clarinetist Armand Angster, and his technique never uses lips - it is really based on the inner opening of the throat.
    Hope that helps.

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