Author: clarinetgirl09
Date: 2006-01-14 21:53
Yes. The embouchure is a very important factor. But no one has the same embouchure. When someone knows how to form the clarinet embouchure, they need to find the right mouthpiece to suite their embouchure.
For a beginner I would use a Hite Premier, but since those are almost impossible to get anymore. and if you CAN get them, the newer ones aren't quite as good as the older ones. I had a VERY good Premier, and I was letting a friend look at it, and I turned my back to talk to someone, and they came up to me, and I saw my mouthpice, and there was a HUGE DIP in the tip. Very sad. And that was the week before All-Region Honor Band auditions. I loved the Hite Premier. People were shocked at the sound I could get out of it. It's a very "reed-friendly" mouthpiece. And to top off the Hite Premier, I used either a BG Tradition ligature, a Rovner Dark, an Original Harrison ligature Gold plated (they don't make those anymore, but there are replicas of them made by Rico), a BG Super Revelation, or a Vandoren Optimum. I personally liked leather or other fabric ligatures on it.
A reasonably priced professional mouthpiece (the Hite professional line of mouthpieces are great, too..but, like the Premieres, are EXTREMELY hard to find nowadays) might do you some good. And make sure that you have the right reed strength for your mouthpiece.
Good luck!!!
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