The nominal highest note of the B♭ clarinet is a semitone higher than the highest note ... and fingerings as high as A7 exist. How to play The sound is made by blowing a stream of air into the ...

The clarinet's other notable high notes include 1771 ... Goodman "had more time to play classical music. He was very choosy about instruments and reeds; even though he'd played Selmer clarinets ...