Jazzophone
04-19-2003, 04:41 AM
I've got weak chops: yeah, I'll admit it. I realised that after I started playing clarinet around two months ago. Less forgiving, let me tell you!
Now, my teacher was cleaning out or something and he had this old box of Hemke 3.5 reeds, which he gave to the two tenor players in our band to split between ourselves. My share was two, and they've been sitting in my reed case ever since -- I tried one, and they're way hard for me, but I played a chromatic scale to both extreme ends of the range and noticed the high notes come out a lot cleaner and less pinched.
I was just wondering, if you practise regularly with a harder reed (like a few times a week for a while, just some exercises and stuff), will it strengthen your chops, or will it just screw you over from where you stand? Beneficial or stupid?
Just a thought.
Now, my teacher was cleaning out or something and he had this old box of Hemke 3.5 reeds, which he gave to the two tenor players in our band to split between ourselves. My share was two, and they've been sitting in my reed case ever since -- I tried one, and they're way hard for me, but I played a chromatic scale to both extreme ends of the range and noticed the high notes come out a lot cleaner and less pinched.
I was just wondering, if you practise regularly with a harder reed (like a few times a week for a while, just some exercises and stuff), will it strengthen your chops, or will it just screw you over from where you stand? Beneficial or stupid?
Just a thought.