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Re: Sax player wanting to start clarinet

Author: Syaoran_2001
Date: 2008-06-09 17:23

Thanks for your advice Bartmann. I've tried flute before and I can't really get the hang of it. For one thing, it's really uncomfortable to play; I can't hold my arms out like that for extended periods of time. Also with the flute, I just can't seem to produce a sound because of the odd way of forcing air through the instrument. One reason why I want to start clarinet is because I'm more of a Jazz player than a symphonic player. I find that there just aren't that many uses for a flute in jazz bands, but there are some great jazz pieces that utilize clarinet. Sure, you can do some pretty cool things with the flute, for example Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull is an amazing flute player who can produce some really cool sounds from it. I figure, since I already have training on one single reed instrument, the transition to another single reed won't be as difficult since I already know about the fundamentals of reed playing.

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