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First, you must finger the Altissimo E (I'm assuming you know how to play this note, since you are asking for an A) then, you need to do whats called an "overtone," which is when you move the air much quicker, and tighten your embouchure. Also, you should consider stronger reeds. At least for myself, through the use of overtones and stronger reeds (I use size 3 silver box vandorean) I've managed to reach up to a D four octaves higher then middle C.

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Q: How do you play a top A on a clarinet and I mean the A 3 octaves above middle C?
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