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holding the clarinet

Author: sugarhigh
Date: 2005-04-10 20:11

does your thumb have to go under the metal thing that sticks out in the back? cause i'm smaller, (14 and 4'7! wooo!) and it's just not working. i'm probably holding it wrong. which hand goes on top?

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Re: holding the clarinet

Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-04-10 20:54

Left hand on top and right hand on bottom. Your right thumb goes under the metally thing (known as a thumb rest). The clarinet will rest on the upper 1/3 of your thumb (towards the nail instead of the palm). Maybe you should buy a beginner book and look through it for hand position, fingering charts, embouchure, etc. That would help you a lot. Also, any GOOD band teacher can help a beginner with a beginner's problem. If you are learning the clarinet by yourself, you might want to get a clarinet teacher. Hope I can help!

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Re: holding the clarinet

Author: pewd
Date: 2005-04-10 23:14

theres a thread in the archives on this, but i cant find it.

i 2nd the notion of getting a clarinet teacher to get you started off right.

- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas

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Re: holding the clarinet

Author: pewd
Date: 2005-04-10 23:20

try here: http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=163943&t=163940

many more in the archives, hit the search button above

- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas

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