Klarinet Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 1998/09

From: "Scott Morrow" <scottdmorrow@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Children and Clarinet Playing
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 10:22:07 -0400

>Any ideas on how young a person can start learning clarinet? Is it a
good idea to start a child out on the Eb? or should a parent wait
(assuming there is sufficient interest on the child's part) until he or
she can handle a Bb?
>
>Excuse me if this has already been a thread on the list.
>
>Thanks>
>Ed Lyons

Ed,
Children and clarinets do not mix. Clarinets are DANGEROUS: sunlight
reflecting off the keys can distract children and cause them to walk
into heavy traffic, while the pointy-end of the mouthpiece could put
someone's eye out! I strongly recommend starting children out on a
safer instrument, like the Fisher-Price Happy Farm, which makes really
cool sounds, but is practically impossible to swallow. You can then
switch the child over to clarinet when the child is no longer a child
(40 - 50 years old).

That being said, I'm sure some of our more qualified teachers on the
list will be happy to help you! :-)

Scott ("The cow goes 'MOOO!'") Morrow

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