New Clarinet Enjoying Journey. Replace. - Web page 2

Replace:
Selmer Pupil Mannequin CL301 Bb Clarinet, new: $1700
Purchased in “like new” situation for $600
Yamaha YCL 255, new: $1,100
Distinct distinction in tonality, and so on, between these 2 clarinets.

*artificial vs wooden
I stay in a really dry space that takes a toll on my guitars and I’ve to maintain humidifier sponges in them on a regular basis.
I am going to follow the artificial over wooden clarinets to keep away from points with wooden.

*Mouthpieces could make an enormous distinction in playability “for now”.
Making an attempt totally different mouthpieces and reeds to raised match my newbie mode than those that include the clarinets.
Yamaha YAC-1265 3c is less complicated for “me” to be taught on than the 4c mouthpiece that got here with the Yamaha. $48 on Amazon.
Clark W Fobes scholar mouthpiece is great, for now, and a fantastic deal at $29 on Amazon. Works nicely on the Selmer.

*Reeds: Rico: 1.5 and a couple of.0 work nicely “for now”. Discovering the perfect mixture of mouthpiece and reed pays off.

Every day Follow: (1 hour per day, on daily basis, as I’m bodily capable of).

Embouchure (each single and double lip): majority of the observe time.
Scales: C Main, and Chromatic. Low and Medium Registers. I exploit a tuner and a metronome.
Primary sight studying. Newbie workout routines.
Songs: Starting measures of, “Stranger on the Shore” and “Moonglow”.
Ear coaching

Homework: I take heed to the 32 Etudes practically 24/7 to naturally take up high quality tonality, and so on, of a clarinet. Like immersive studying a language, getting the “sound” internalized. It has all the time labored nicely for me.
Additionally take heed to “Stranger on the Shore” by Acker Bilk.

Eval: *(Lastly labored out a “studying system” of routines and protocols that works for me which is sweet.
A lot much less “duck quacking” and “goose honking” at this level. Embouchure consciousness and observe is essential to develop good habits. Very like the flight of a golf ball can be utilized to diagnose a golf swing, so can the standard of tone, and so on, be used to observe the standard of the embouchure.
There aren’t any non-public lecturers for in individual classes in my space. At this level, I am going to preserve utilizing on-line and YouTube sources till it turns into extra worthwhile to take “zoom” classes as wanted.

Sooner or later, my music expertise and coaching, with different devices, and so on, has “kicked in” and issues grew to become simpler which was good. Now, it is simply day by day observe with targets, and no expectations past having enjoyable and doing issues competently. A lot as I discovered college guitar, and so on.

I am going to submit an “audio” shortly

Thanks in your assist and encouragement.
j

(pic from on-line)