Klarinet Archive - Posting 000276.txt from 1996/03

From: Gary Van Cott <mccmis@-----.COM>
Subj: Small Children-Small Instruments (Was: D clarinet)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 14:30:51 -0500

John Dokler wrote (in part):

> I am considering buying this as a small instrument in case
> one of my small children shows a interest in learning clarinet. If the
> string players can start on 1/4 and 1/2 size instruments, why not wind
> players?

What is the thinking on this by teachers and music educators? I have
been thinking of starting my daughter (who will be nine this month)
on clarinet some time in the next 12 months. She is much smaller than
her older brother who not tall by any means. He started at about 10
and 1/2 and complained for the first six months about reaching keys
and the weight of the instrument.

It would make some sense to start her on an Eb. However, I wonder
what the downside would be when it was time to switch? Finding a
decent, inexpensive Eb would be a challenge as well.

Gary Van Cott
Las Vegas, NV
mccmis@-----.com

   
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