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 ...

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 ...