Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 2003/09

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Finland calling for help
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:40:17 -0400

Aino=A0Salo wrote:

> I hope I'm able to make myself understood...
> don't write on my mother tongue and suppose
> that writing the same in Finnish would be of
> very little help... ;)

Your English is excellent!

As Nancy Buckman has posted, the Lyons web site is a good place place to
begin. I would add that the Lyons clarinet is sturdy, which is
important with children. It doesn't have the full set of keys required
for alternate fingerings, but this is probably an advantage with young
children anyway.

Don't overlook inexpensive penny whistles and recorders for children.
Their sound is not as flexible as a clarinet, but their fingering is
more intuitive for a child, their 'embouchure' is less demanding, and
being inexpensive (less than the cost of a full meal) is important when
dealing wih children who are interested today but often bored tomorrow.

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