How to play high C on clarinet
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Home - How-To Section - Low Register Fingering Chart - Upper Register Fingering Chart Show How to Play Upper Register C on the ClarinetThe fingerings for upper register C are shown below. Scroll down for explanations of each fingering. To see the fingerings for other pitches, select one of the note images in the chart below. View the interactive lower register clarinet fingering chart. View the interactive altissimo register clarinet fingering chart. Notes on the fingerings If you have difficulty getting the upper register notes to speak clearly, make sure that you are covering all of the tone holes completely. Common problems can occur with the third finger of the right hand -- that tone hole is larger than the others. Also, make sure that when you press the register key with your left thumb that you are still covering the tone hole for the thumb. How to use the fingering charts Select a note below to see the fingering for each pitch, hear what it sounds like, and view alternate fingerings.  The Beginning Clarinet Songbook, by Kyle Coughlin More
Educational Tools from Kyle Coughlin What is the highest note the clarinet can play?The clarinet has a range of four octaves!
On the clarinet, playing C and blowing hard produces a high G. The clarinet is the only wind instrument that can reach such high notes.
Why can I not play high notes on clarinet?Reeds. It is also vital that the clarinetist uses a reed that is hard enough or else the high notes will not sound because the reed will close off. I've found that most clarinetists need to use at least a Vandoren 2.5 or a Rico 3 to have any chance of getting the high notes to respond and play in tune.
Is clarinet in the key of C?The most commonly played clarinet is the “B flat” or soprano clarinet. Like the trumpet, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone, it is in the key of B flat. If you play the pitch “C” on your clarinet, it will register as a B flat on your tuner.
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