Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 1998/11

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Beginner Help!
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 22:59:54 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Max <pcarpent@-----.com>
Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 4:27 PM
Subject: [kl] Beginner Help!

>Hi! I'm an adult and I just rented a brand new Yamaha Clarinet and want
>to try to learn how to play. (Will have to learn on my own for now...
>can't be helped.) I can play a little flute and recorder and played
>trumpet in high school band. Is the clarinet a difficult instrument to
>learn or play?
>
>Any beginner suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>Anything at all... (I just joined the list, so if this is not good
>discussion for the group, please send comments directly to me.)
>
>Thanks...
>Max

It is no more and no less difficult than any of the others that you name.
Each has its own unique requirements. The main thing on the clarinet is
that it DOES NOT jump by octaves when you press the register key. Instead
it jumps by a 12th. This can be a bit confusing for people who play
recorder, flute, oboe, or sax. So I hope you picked up a beginning clarinet
book while you were at it.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

-------------------------------------------------------------------------