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No tone, rushing air
- no pressure against
- reed
- increase lower lip pressure
- too much reed in th mouth
- less mouthpiece in mouth
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Squak flat pitch
- insufficient
- pressure against reed
- increase lower lip pressure
- too much reed in mouth
- less mouthpiece in mouth
- insufficient intensity in air flow
- faster air
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Squeaks, high
squeal
- insufficient
- pressure against reed
- stop tone; increase pressure, play again
- too much reed in mouth
- less moutpiece in mouth
- clarinet angled too far away from body
- stop tone; bring clarinet closer; play
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Stopped or intense
air
- too little reed in
- mouth
- more mouthpiece in mouth
- too much lip pressure
- less biting: check for bunched chin
- stopped: soft reed
- clip reed
- intense air: hard reed
- sand reed; check symmetry
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Thin, sharp pitch
- too little reed in
- mouth
- more mouthpiece in mouth
- tight, closed throat.
- "oh" position; review sigh
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