Looking for a used inexpensive clarinet and found a reputable seller on FB who has good reviews for other instruments sold

Are any of these good brands to get?

This is a Bb soprano clarinet part starting out at Cx (double sharp). Just out of curiosity’s sake, are there soprano clarinets in Bb with an extended range? what’s the best approach- make an extension or play an octave higher?

Heyo! Music Ed student here, struggling to find a good reed for my upcoming recital </3

I seem to find that reeds that sound good & crisp above the staff sound airy in the throat tones/below the staff, and vice versa. Is there some type of science behind this? Can I fix it? The piece I’m playing jumps all over, so I really need something that sounds good across the whole instrument.

I’m currently using Vandoren Blue Box 3’s.

Why did buffet take the bell rings off the Professional level Eb clarinets (-Tosca)? The prestige and R13 Eb used to have the bell rings. They are quite unkept looking without the bell rings. Also, on the prestige model, they moved the RC Prestige emblem higher up. Why?!?!?:(

I love this tune, but it seems as if no clarinet players have recorded it. I'm thinking about recording tunes that I can't find any clarinet players on, but if someone has a recording they know of, or just themselves please send! Thanks.

I played clarinet pretty consistently from the age of 10-16. I wouldn’t consider myself especially talented at it, but I had a really good education, which is to say I’m not starting from scratch, but I’m 22 now and it’s been a while since I’ve played. I’ve been teaching myself guitar and music theory for like the last year and I feel like I have a way better grasp of music than I ever did when I was playing clarinet. Any tips for picking it back up?

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My 4th octave B flat sounds incredibly sharp and aired out. I’ve tried lots of general tune and tone fixing tricks but it never fixes that specific note. It’s the only note that I can’t get to come out right. What do I do?

Does anyone have any tips for preparing as best as possible for a diploma?

I'm 28, working in medicine so quite busy but I'm lab based so 9-5 only thankfully. I've been preparing for the LTCL exam, as a long term goal of mine (did ABRSM 8 in 2016). It's going quite well, I'm 8 months out and want to be very technically assured by the time my recital comes around, so I can focus on communication and interpretation etc. as much as possible.

Does anyone have any experience with clarinet performance diplomas? With a relatively busy schedule, what are the best methods for efficient practice? Not just of the recital repertoire but in general too - do people recommend practicing etudes and technical exercises completely independently of the diploma stuff? Or stick to focussed practice of the repertoire only?

At the moment, I'm doing a mixture of practicing the technically difficult parts of each piece (9 in total, 40min recital) and running each piece fully to work on musicality. I also practice scales using Klose scales but it's not that extensive or disciplined I must admit, I think I need to up my general technical exercise practice.

Just not sure what the best way going about it is - I have my fingers under most of the rep (roughly to be honest) but want it much much better. Any tips or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!!

I've been using vandoren 3-3.5 for a bit, but I find that some of the the 3's are too soft and some of the 3.5's are too hard. Moreover, I'm not sure what the difference between the v21 or v12 or v16 are, since they're really inconsistent. Someone recommended I should use a different brand but I'm not sure what some other good brands are.

The vandoren reeds are pretty inconsistent so sometimes they will feel like a completely different strength, so I'm not really sure where I stand. Does anyone have any recommendations?

i'm sure it's more of an opinion thing, but what's the general consensus on this? i've been told im intermediate and advanced, but i don't know which one i really am. what grades or pieces would you say are the threshold for these levels?

I came across the Uebel ETUDE while searching for synthetic clarinet options available in my area. It seems pretty unheard of and I couldn't find much info about it online, but I have 3 other models to consider nonetheless.

• Buffet Prodige
• Yamaha YCL-255
• Howarth Academy

Could anyone share their experiences or thoughts on the Uebel ETUDE? I haven't got the chance to test it as it's currently out of stock.

Also, would appreciate it if anyone could share their opinions on the other models especially the Prodige and Howarth Academy. Thanks

Does anyone have any recommendations on some technician clarinet solos w a lil bit of lyrical stuff in it that’s not crazy hard to learn. Also has a piano accompaniment.

I've recently started back up on the Bb Clarinet after many decades and would consider myself at the Intermediate Level- playing mostly scores from transcribed Bach Flute pieces.

Where can I find similar scores at that level for practice? Open to any any musical genres actually. Thanks.

I just don't wanna discover I do something wrong in five years😭😭😭😭

I know about tonguing and not articulating with air, biting, what else should I be REALLY careful about?

for a while i've noticed my higher notes being flat and i usually bite to compensate. my teacher says to have a higher voicing but i feel that when i try to voice higher, i end up biting as well, to the point that i think my bottom teeth are shifting

help...

(edit: have tried double lip, doesn't seem to help...)

I've been playing Legere synthetic reeds on my Bb, Eb alto, and bass clarinets for the past year and store them in the same D'Addario humidity controlled reed case as my cane reeds. I've recently noticed that my synthetic reeds are developing cracks on the tip ends after just a few weeks of use (they usually last at least a month or so). Is this due to the humidity controlled reed case or something else? Should I be storing the synthetic reeds in the grey carrying case that they come in from Legere instead of a reed case with the humidity pack? They're expensive and I want to get the most use out of them.

hey yall! i'm a high school clarinet player, and i'm having three teeth extracted relatively soon. i managed to schedule the appointment after a four day band trip and some lessons but i'm worried that i wouldn't be able to properly practice our concert music that's around 2.5 weeks after. i'm mostly worried because my band is relatively small and only has three clarinets, and because of that a lot of our concert pieces have soli turned solos, does anyone have any experience with anything like this?

if this helps or provides context, this is the repertoire and i play first part in these songs

cajun folk songs - ticheli festivo - nelhybel pilatus: mountain of dragons - reineke nimrod - elgar arr. by reed the chimes of liberty - goldman arr. by schissel

Hello!

I'm constantly struggling with the throat B flat.

The only two fingering that sound nice are

• basic A fingering + the trill key (2nd from top), a bit sharp, but nice in tone.
• A fingering + the 2nd trill key + -23|-23(F) - learned it from one of John Kurokawa's youtube videos, this one is perfect, it just works.

The latter has even become my default fingering whenever I can use it.

All other resonance fingerings (e.g. tried everything from here) sound like shit almost without any impact on the quality of the sound (the airness is still unacceptable for my ears).

Resonance fingerings for other throat tones work pretty good though (like --3|12- for G, --3|1-- for G# and -23|-23(F) for A and even just cover the tone holes with my right hand.)

Obviously the fingering with the trill key cannot always be used, as a result when I cannot use it what I'm playing sounds like nice/acceptable - B FLAT SHIT - nice/acceptable - B FLAT SHIT - nice/acceptable 😊

What else can be done to fix that? Or maybe I should adjust something while using other resonance fingerings?

Thank you!

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As a percussionist, my experiences within the wind instrument field are sadly limited to the knowledge gained in Tech classes through my degree. That said, I would LOVE to have some assistance in developing a list of tips and tricks to help develop my students’ skills and techniques! Feel free to comment down below any and all tips you have for embouchures, sound production, posture, technique, difficult notes, instrument tendencies, etc! Any information is helpful, and I couldn’t thank you guys enough!