b) Brands(Clarinet)• VandorenV12,Vandoren(traditional),VandorenRue56Lepic,RicoReserveClassic

• Legere(synthetic)usefulformarchingbandandperfectlyacceptablewithsomemouthpieces

c) ColorofCut-ReedandBark(goldenyellow)d) "Light-Test"(balancedreed?grainrunningthroughtoend

oftipofreed)e) Strengthmustmatchmouthpiece

• shorterlayandsmallertipopeningrequiresharderstrength• longerlayandsmallertipopeningalsorequiresharderreed• longerlayandlargertipopeningrequiressofterstrength• mediumlayisbest

f) Reed&Pitch• reedtoohardmayplaysharp;createsastuffysoundwithhardarticulations

• reedtoosoftmayplayNlat;createsabright,thin,buzzysoundg) "Seal-Test"(reedsealingtomouthpiecetableandside

rails?)h) Fixwarpedtipsi) KeepbackofreedNlat;buysandpaper(400and600grade

wet/dry)j) "QuickFix"forreedstoohardortoosoftk) Reedrotationl) Storeinreedguardsm) RidenourATGsystem-EASYwaytobalancetipsofreeds

1.Instrument&MouthpieceSelec5ona)Instruments(Saxophone)andmodels:

Students: Pro:Selmer400/600 SelmerParisseries:SelmerLaVoixseries: II(52);III(62)(280R);AS42 Yamaha875EX;82Z;(62)Yamaha26;480(highF#) YanagisawaAW10Vito;Yamaha23

b) Instruments(Clarinet)andmodels:Students: Pro:BuffetPremium BuffetR-13familyBuffetE12 SelmerParis:Vito SignatureorPresenceYamahaYCL255 YamahaCSVRYamaha450(wood)

c) HardRubber(Saxophone)-bestforclassical;avoidplastic"stock"mouthpieces

• VandorenOptimumAL3• SelmerC*(S80orS90)• Rousseauclassical(esp.onYamaha)• FobesDebut(studentmodel)

d) HardRubber(Clarinet)-alsoavoidplastic“stockmouthpieces”

• Vandoren-availableinTraditional/ProNile88(angleofbeak)andSeries13(440pitch)

• VandorenM13Lyre,M15,M30• D’AddarioReserve(X0,X5)• RichardHawkins(S,B,andR)• WalterGrabner• MichaelLomax

e) Metal(Saxophone)-bestforjazz,yetmanyplayersstillhavemorecontrolwithhardrubber• BergLarson,Dukoff,Meyer,Morgan,OttoLink

f) Mouthpiecepatches

g) Washwithwarmwaterandsoapormakeasolutionofcoldwaterandwhitevinegar-soakfor5minutesandwipewithasoftclothtoremovecalciumdeposits

h) Ligatures

i) Amountofmouthpieceinmouth(seeTimbre)

2.ReedSelec5ona) Brands(Saxophone)

• Classical:Vandoren(traditional),VandorenV12,D’AddarioReserve

• Jazz:Vandoren(Java,V16,ZZ);D’AddarioSelectJazz• Legere(synthetic);usefulfordoubling;alsoformarchingband?beginners?

3.Timbre...iden5fyingcharacteris5ctonea) Embouchure-drawstringanalogy

• Nirm,yetrelaxed• curllowerlipslightlyoverteeth,andtopteethrest• ontopofmouthpiece• 'papertest'foramountofmouthpieceinmouth• Saxophone-dropandopeninsidemouthcavity"like

holdingafragileegginyourmouth";listentothedifferenceinsoundqualitywithvariousshapesofmouthcavity:vowelsa-e-i-o-u

• Clarinet-keep‘oo’shapeontheoutside,with‘ee’shapeontheinside;stretchnostrilsdownwardtoachievethecharacteristic‘Nlatchin’

b) AuralModels(classicalandjazz)c) Recordyourselfd) LongTonese) Vibrato(saxophoneONLY)-whenNirstlearningpractice

withametronomef) Mouthpiecepitch(correctamountofmp,airstream,and

tongueposition)Bb SSx = C Eb ASx = A Bb TSx = G Eb BSx = D

Bb clarinet = C Bb Bass clarinet = F#

10StepstoImproveYourClarinet&SaxophoneSec9on

DR. SHELLEY JAGOW WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY shelley.jagow@wright.edu ���2

7.BlendingtheSec5onSounda) Knowyourjob(solo,soliortuttiensemble)b) Nlexibilityoftonalcolorc) similarequipmentcanhelp

8.ImprovingSec5onIntona5ona) Tunerisyourfriendb) Qualitymouthpiecec) Beatlesssounddowntheline;incorporateexercisesintowarm-up

d) Mouthpiecesirens;investinearplugs!

9.Vibratodevelopment(Saxophoneonly!)a) naturalsound(listentovocalistsandstringplayers)b)developmaturetonebeforebeginningvibratoc) "wu-wu-wu-wu"atquarternote=60;practicecontrolinvariousrhythmsandtemposd) goalistoproduceaspinningvibratothatisnotmetricaltothepulse

1o.Tonalexercisesa) Saxophoneiseasiestinstrumenttoplay---poorly!

b) longtones

c) octaveslurs--withoutchangingembouchure

d) Tonalexercises

e) Listeningtoliveconcertsandqualityrecordingsisalsoatonalexercise!

4.Tongueposi5onandoralcavitya) Saxophone

• lowerregister=lowertongueposition(ohoraw)• higherregister=highertongueposition(eeorih)

b) Clarinet• highertonguepositionforallregisters(HEEEEEorEEEEEE)

5.AirasMusicalFuela) trainyourlungsb) steady,focused,sustainedairstream;notensionc) inhalebydroppinglowerjawvs.breathingthroughcornersofmouthd) think"home"toinhalee) correctposture(sitting&standing)f) exhalation:warmorcoolair?

6.Ar5cula5ona) stylisticarticulationneedsasteady,supportedairstreamb) justbehindtipoftonguetouchestipofreed;“tipoftonguetotipofreed”c) considerspeedoftonguemotionandlengthoftimeonreedd) developingtonguespeed-practiceexercisesthatincludetensionandreleasee) Ninger-tonguecoordination;(practicearticulationwithscaleswithametronome;

practicearticulatingwithaironly)f) legato(lesstonguepressure;tonguestaysonreedslightlylonger)g) staccato(pointtobeginningofsoundwithfullresonance;endmayalsobepointed

orwithbuoyancydependingonstyleofstaccatodesired)

SHELLEY JAGOW

School: Wright State University (Dayton, OH)

Areas: Clinician, Music Education, Saxophone, Conducting, Author

Web: www.shelleyjagow.com

BOOK PUBLICATIONS: 1) Teaching Instrumental Music:

Developing the Complete Band Program (Meredith Music, 2007) 2) Developing the Complete Band Program DVD (Meredith Music, 2007) 3) Tuning for Wind Instruments: A

Roadmap to Successful Intonation (Meredith Music, 2013) 4) Intermediate Studies for Developing Artists on the:

a) Flute b) Oboe c) Clarinet d) Saxophone e) Bassoon

Contact: shelley.jagow@wright.edu

Saxophone (Classical)

(compiled by Shelley Jagow)

Saxophone (Jazz)

(compiled by Matt Warner)

Clarinet(compiled by John Kurokawa)

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