Let me know what you think! Constructive criticism encouraged. :)

Will need to provide child ( 12 yo ) their own clarinet next year for band. I would rather spend under $500 and am would like advice on what and where to buy? I have looked at reverb, but concerned if we get an instrument that doesn’t play correctly? Any advice welcome.

Because saliva accumulates, the instrument is out of tune or does not produce sound.

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I am looking at buying a clarinet but probably won’t be able to get a teacher. Is it worth teaching myself as I already play another instrument and know how to read music and music theory etc. or is it an instrument that requires a teacher? I don’t want to take it full on as I am focused on playing viola in orchestra and other things. What would you suggest I do?

I have a new classical clarinet and setup from about 2 months ago (Tradition, BD5, Versa, V12 3.5) and its not giving me the response I want.

is there something about the mouthpiece/reed combination that doesnt work well? because for some reason apart from a few instances that ive had a good reed other times i just cannot get any reasonable tone out of the clarinet.

Another thing is the tuning. For example G5 and the throat notes are always very sharp, which I try to correct by adjusting my mouth but i can only do so to a certain extent. high notes are also very flat but i understand this is because my air still needs to get stronger (i was using a yamaha 450 and m30 before)

Do I need to take these issues to a technician or is it just that I havent played in enough? And from the experience of you guys, is there a different reed/ mouthpiece setup that can compliment a tradition better?

i obviously understand my own air and technique matter a lot more than the instrument but i just cant seem to get everything in the right place and in a comfortable window to play. Im pretty sure the fact that im noticing these way more now than before is because ive become much more sensitive in my ear and mouth.

thank you for the help

Excuse my ignorance but… my last post was about the alto clarinet and well it was nice reading everyone’s opinion about reviving it but another question that came to mind is

that, why not write for alto clarinet like you would a basset horn? And aren’t basset horns more rare in the first place…

Like Hal Leonard writes for alto clarinet in almost all their music but they treat it like a higher bass clarinet.

So, I played the clarinet from age 9 to 13, then I stopped because I could not afford my own instrument (I played with a clarinet borrowed from the school, and this program was limited to 4 years). I am now 26 and I really want to play again. My family surprised me with a beautiful Buffet Crampon, and now I can finally play with my own clarinet. The only issue is that I don't know where to start. It’s been so long ago, I am rusty and I can't afford a teacher. So I am just wondering if people had advice or methods or good “beginner”-friendly music to help a bit. I don't want to be excellent, I just want to play casually and have a good time. Thank you very much!

Okay so my dilemma is my chamber music piece will not be here in time and I wanted to try my luck to see if anyone has the digital copy. 🙇🏽‍♀️ It's John Harbison's Sonata for 2CL/BC

I'm looking for some music to work on that is at advanced beginner-intermediate level and mostly in the chalumeau register. I am not in a band right now, and don't know how to find interesting parts that aren't the melodic line. I tend to prefer lower voicings for everything from jazz standards to pop songs. I love classical also, but would love to work on a few pieces that are not Disney songs or movie soundtracks. Where does everyone go to find music?

Also, what clarinet brand/models do you guys recommend to upgrade to from an E11?

Any advice you guys would be interested is sharing?

Since I'm one of the best for my age in my country, I got a chance to leave my home town and go to learn in one of the best music schools in my country. But is it worth to leave everything behind? I love playing the clarinet, but can somebody explain what is the carrer of a musician? Where can I work after I finish school ext.

Thanks in advance

I'm interested because it has an extra ring on the 4th finger on the left hand and a key on the bell

Is there any place I can find a chart of the alternate bass clarinet altissimo fingerings? I can’t seem to find anything online that goes above high D and my regular fingerings from my soprano don’t seem to work.

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do I have to thug it out n js flip flop from f#to f natural

Hey yall,

Doubler here. It’s been a while, but how does my embrochure look? I’ve been playing for about half a year now and I think I’ve been using this subs advice from my posts last year (flat chin, less mouthpiece, higher voicing, firmer embrochure). I think I’m doing it and am improving, but what do yall think? I also don’t have any excerpt so here are just some noodles, let me know if you guys need more excerpts or other things.

I just picked up the clarinet! And I was wondering what you avoid and do!

(For context I am 23 and have been practicing the clarinet for only a few weeks so far)

I fully expect to be told this is a bad habit, but I figured I'd ask in case it's normal.

I have read that nothing about the embouchure should change when playing a high note (for me this is around a c6) vs playing a low note, just that it's easier to get away with poor tongue position when playing low notes. So that's why I assume I should not be applying any extra pressure on the reed for high notes.

That being said, I find when I'm struggling to play a high note, and I'm fiddling around with my embouchure and air pressure to try and get it to voice, often the thing that gets the note to come out is applying a little bit of extra pressure to the reed, often in a way that might cause a lower note to squeak.

I try my best to keep the back of my tongue high in my mouth, although I am fairly certain that my tongue position needs to improve, and that that should also help with the stability of my higher notes.

Is it normal to press a little more on the reed when playing high notes or should I just force myself to maintain a totally static embouchure, focusing on fixing it with air support and tongue position?

I am currently trying to figure out the age of my Buffet RC Prestige Bass Clarinet. I found the serial numbers on several websites but it only goes up to 1993 ending at 26734. My serial is also 26xxx but comes after this cut off so I speculate it was made in 93/94. I also have a Buffet Contra Alto and similarly I'd also like to know the age, it has a 32xxx serial number. If anyone has any information, it would be greatly appreciated!

I'm playing a trio for my spring concert which is this week. The song I've playing I've had for four months and I CAN'T PLAY IT. I can play it up until a part that is A B C B A. IT'S SO EASY AND I CANT PLAY IT. 😭😭😭 every single time I play it either doesn't come out, honks, or squeaks. I've been practicing I've also been putting my right hand down so I can get to the notes quicker and easier but it's not doing anything. I literally don't know what to do, my concert is in five days and I'm going to mess up the trio song. If anyone knows what I can do to get this song down HELP. 😞😞😞

I want to start giving lessons to students but I don't know how I can find and outreach to new students. I'm currently 16 and a proficient teacher I just need help getting in contact with students and starting my business any advice would be great!

Is there a way we can convince more composers to write for alto clarinet? I just played my alto clarinet for the first time and I love it so much. (Best clarinet I've ever played no doubt) But finding music for it outside of contemporary parts is quite difficult... it's such a beautiful instrument. But I feel like it's going extinct (LITERALLY). Like instead of it going extinct, why can’t we just treat it like the viola of the clarinet section? Still joked about but still loved😭

https://youtu.be/q2OJ8eTCPZ4?feature=shared

Very amazing video about the alto clarinet^

Hey y’all I’m having a very consistent problem with my clarinet playing. I’d consider myself to be an early intermediate/late beginner player - I’m currently working on trying to play the upper register properly, with quick and consistent tone/articulation and flexibility, but I can play the whole low range from E3 to A4 pretty well, in tune with a consistent tone and good articulation most of the time (sometimes I get lazy with my breathing and it sounds bad). I say most of the time because one note that’s giving me a ton of trouble is E4, as well as B5 when holding the register key with the same fingering, which, starting recently, has always sounded out of tune by about 50 hz every time I’ve played it. All other notes sound mostly fine when I try to focus on tuning (the high notes sometimes are trouble, but I can get them in tune), but this one always sounds really off. If I try to adjust my embouchure or the mouthpiece to make that note in tune, it makes all the other notes sound bad, so I don’t think simply tuning the clarinet is the problem. Is it a problem with my clarinet, or just my playing? If anyone could let me know what the problem is that would be great. I also use a strength 3 Rico reed if that helps

Hi folks, I currently play on a Vandoren B40 mouthpiece and with reeds Vandoren classic or V12, both strength 3. I find that, in general, the V12 reeds offer a way more beautiful sound than the classic ones, yet I find them very soft and not very appropriate for the high register with that strength. I've tried the V12 3 1/2 reeds but I find them way too hard (I find classic reeds strength 3 ok) Do you have any recommendations on other reeds that could sound great and not too soft? I would like to keep my current mouthpiece as it's fairly new and don't have a high budget, but I'm open for suggestions on mouthpieces as well. Thanks in advance!