In
the following example, start soft with no accent on the first
note. Do not accent the top note either. It should sound like
the word "finish".
Try
these reed testing exercises. They are much harder than they
look. Remember to let the reed vibrate. Don't help it sound
better. Really see what the reed is doing.
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