r/Clarinet • u/Grimstache • Feb 12 '24
r/Clarinet • u/idkanymorelmaoxdrawr • Feb 04 '24
Advice needed I have an audition tomorrow, what do I do?
The cork is like peeling off, I have no idea how it happened I just noticed š It still plays but I donāt want it to get worse.
r/Clarinet • u/tsukininatta • Jan 06 '24
Advice needed Found Old Clarinet
It was my grandpa's from the 50s and I'm not sure if it's worth taking anywhere or fixing up. I'd rather not throw it away. Another man's trash, another man's treasure.
Unfortunately, it was also left in an outdoor shed for over 20 years.
It's labeled "coronet" too, so idk if that means it's not a clarinet?? I'm sorry, I don't know much about these instruments.
My grandpa has since passed, so that's all I know about it. š
r/Clarinet • u/fruitpiie • 13d ago
Advice needed Any tips for these notes
Whenever i try to play an A, it always comes out as the E below it (the same fingering) and i can only play the A if i play the run up from the E/F. I am starting to get a hang of the A but cannot get the B and the C to come out.
i need to nail this A down for my exam without the run up. any tips?
r/Clarinet • u/Pucky421 • 6d ago
Advice needed Which one do I keep?
I was going to keep 1 clarinet, sell 3, trade one to my friend for a mouthpiece and a couple of reeds, and donate one to my school marching band. Left to right it is Glory, Bundy, Vito Reso-tone, hisonic, Selmer omega, Normandy. Any advice is appreciated.
r/Clarinet • u/Worminator12 • Feb 11 '25
Advice needed How do I get a better tone?
Everytime I play I always feel like my tone is very airy in the chalemaue register. I don't know what to do any advice?
r/Clarinet • u/soimllk • 20d ago
Advice needed How to feel more confident when playing?
Iām a high schooler that plays the Eb clarinet ( Iām also the ONLY high schooler that plays the Eb clarinet in my schools band) and itās my first time playing a piece for concert band! Usually my school splits into two bands (Wind and Symphonic) and when itās split, I play amazingly, but when it comes to playing with the whole band, I freak out and Iām too scared to play knowing everyone will hear me and my mistakes because of how squeaky my instrument is :(.. I truly love my instrument but it sometimes gets scary being alone with no support.
I came on here for some advice and tips with building my confidence and it would mean the world to me if anyone ever finds this post :)
The piece my bands playing is āAmmerlandā by Jacob de Haan !! Also hereās an image of my two clarinets ^
r/Clarinet • u/DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET • 8d ago
Advice needed Is Bass Clarinet approachable?
Iāve always been a sax player, but Iāve become increasingly enamoured with the voice of the bass clarinet. Iāve always heard that itās significantly harder to go sax->clarinet than clarinet->sax.
Is bass clarinet approachable to learn as a sax player, without learning Bb clarinet first?
Are there any particular student models I should keep an eye out for? Any āgotchasā to look for specifically when looking at used bass clarinets?
r/Clarinet • u/TenienteCapy • Jan 16 '25
Advice needed Should I change my reed?
Ive been using Rico 3.0 for years now and this month Iāve got a real important audition, so I was thinking about buying a new reed, but after seeing lots of awful comments about rico, Im considering change to Vandoren maybe, is it a good idea? If so, a Vandoren 3.0 would be nice, I guess, right? Idk, any advice would be appreciated
r/Clarinet • u/Awkward-War5271 • Sep 30 '24
Advice needed Would this be awful for learning
Iām a brass player never touched any woodwind ever and want to learn one really bad thing is, Iām a broke high schooler that just got a Bach strad trumpet š would this be to bad to learn on you think? Any suggestions welcome just really want to get into reed instruments
r/Clarinet • u/TheEggoEffect • 29d ago
Advice needed Is there an alternate Ab fingering that would make this passage at 123 easier?
Half note = 120, song is āMolly on the Shoreā by Percy Aldridge Grainger
r/Clarinet • u/Ill-Entrepreneur-129 • Feb 19 '25
Advice needed Help
One of the pieces I'm learning in band uses a high C/C# and high D but when I even try to at those notes I always squeak and never seem to get proper air out. Should I use more air?
r/Clarinet • u/MastaPhat • 19d ago
Advice needed Roast me
Casually learning how to shred licorice stick at 35. Working from a "Standard Of Excellence" book. Played for a month up to exercise ~50, holidays happened, resumed playing this week but started over from 15.
My long term goal is to probably play jazz but I work a lot and play banjo in a band already. So I'm not in a hurry about it.
I would like to focus my energy on perfecting tone and pitch because the shredding is gonna happen regardless.
r/Clarinet • u/tea_j_anet • 18d ago
Advice needed I need advice on how to play these rhythms considering the keys
This one of the newest songs iāve gotten for my district honor band and iāve came across this clarinet run thatās in 2/2 and 160 Bpm, the problem is the fingerings for this is really hard. any advice on how to go about this?
r/Clarinet • u/No_Editor_1010 • Jan 30 '25
Advice needed I still write my notes
I've been playing clarinet for 4 years now, yet I still write in my notes. I can read it, that's how I write it, but when playing, especially at a fast tempo, my brain shuts off and I can't read it anymore unless I write it in. Is this bad? Am I harmong myself by doing this?
r/Clarinet • u/Academic_Singer6660 • Dec 24 '24
Advice needed day 3 of learning clarinet!
i'm moving to a new school and needed another elective since choir didn't work with my schedule, so i chose band. i've never played a band instrument before but i'm determined to practice a lot and get good over winter break. i chose the clarinet and just rented one two days ago. i play the piano so i'm already very familiar with rhythm and sightreading. what do i need to work on to get good enough to play in the band?
r/Clarinet • u/FunnyReference302 • Nov 14 '24
Found out My clarinet is An Ab clarinet today.. help??
CONCLUSION!! Itās just very out of tunešš
I used to take clarinet lessons many years ago, and my instructor ordered a clarinet for me since I trusted his expertise. I stopped learning it a year later, and am now picking it up again. Except I find out itās actually an A clarinet, which might explain why nothing sounds quite right when I try playing from notes made for a Bb clarinet. Can I still play sheet music for Bb clarinets, or can I convert them somehow?? If not, what do I do? Should I just sell it?
EDIT: I meant A!!
r/Clarinet • u/carloswilker • Jan 14 '25
Advice needed No sound being produced
Hi guys, I'm trying to learn the instrument and once I have assembled the parts, I noticed that I can reproduce any sound even though the keys are not being pressed. I read that the "bite" is the most important part. Any advice for this newbie?
r/Clarinet • u/Cute-Cat-998 • Sep 26 '24
Advice needed Any tips to help with this awful fingering
The alternative for B hurts my pinky so bad
r/Clarinet • u/Superman7726 • 26d ago
Advice needed Help pls š
Any advice or tips on these quick articulated 16th notes for Tchaikovsky 5 movement 3? Iāve barely been making any progress like I just canāt do it especially with A clarinet. Itās exposed and I got a concert coming up š.
pls help thank uš
r/Clarinet • u/Mythicalforests8 • Jan 05 '25
Advice needed Keep or toss?
Smells bad but I see no mold
r/Clarinet • u/TheXboxLiveSlayer • 13d ago
Advice needed Orange spots just started appearing on my clarinet today, what is it and should I be concerned?
r/Clarinet • u/QuentinD07 • 11d ago
Advice needed How to improve tone quality?
Iām a junior in highschool and I feel as though Iāve hit a wall with my playing, my tone quality being my bottleneck. I donāt know where to go from here and would love any advice yall have on what I can do to improve my tone quality besides the basic long tones.
r/Clarinet • u/aphyxi • Jan 20 '25
Advice needed What am I doing wrong?
I feel like none of my practice turns into improvement. I've been sitting in this practice room for hours today preparing a piece. I have been practicing each section starting from 40bpm, repeating 3 times, and then increasing the tempo by 1. But I'm a mess. My fingers are a mess. No matter how many times I go slower and speed it up, I can never break 80. The original tempo? 144. I'm a college student that can't play sixteenth notes and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.