What you are doing is helpful. Be sure they have plenty of mouthpiece in their mouth especially the lower lip further down the reed. Have them push their jaw and lower lip further down the reed and push fast air through the clarinet. Think of blowing air past the bell and not just into the mouthpiece. My guess is their oral cavity meaning tongue position is too low in their mouth. Register slurs are a good practice. (Twelves) Have them keep the right hand down when going A to B. Again search the clinic handouts.
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