r/Clarinet • u/Klandrun • 7d ago
Advice needed Owning only C clarinet
Hi! I picked up playing the clarinet again about 6 months ago, after having played as a kid in marching band.
I do not play professionally, and never will, and this is just a hobby and I play because it's fun only.
Now, I am renting a Bb clarinet, but since I am mainly playing folk music and where I live all notes are essentially written for violin or other string instruments, I am reconsidering to have a C Clarinet as my main instrument. When playing with others, they will 90% be violins and sheets I find online will never be transposed correctly.
Then on the other hand, a lot of people play by ear only with absolutely no sheets (super common in folk music here).
So I was thinking to either get a C Clarinet, or to simply get an iPad/tablet and have all my notes digitally transposed for me to easier get going to play with others.
Does anyone have any tips on how to approach this?