Klarinet Archive - Posting 000404.txt from 1999/04

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] 8-year old wants to play the flute
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:42:30 -0400

Don,
You've already gotten the piano suggestion as well as the kinderclarinet idea. I think we discussed pros and cons of the kinderclarinet last year. I do have a suggestion that I'm not sure was made. If he wants to play flute how about starting him on recorder- no problem with producing a sound. Soprano Recorder has similar fingerings to flute/sax/clarinet upper register/. Contrary to what most school kids believe it is a real instrument with a pretty healthy repertoire. He (and everyone else) may take it more seriously after seeing a recorder performance- either solo or a consort.
Good luck,
Anne

Anne Bell
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