Author: brahma
Date: 2009-02-06 20:07
Hello all.
I am very new to clarinet playing - started in September and am still only at the beginning of my learning curve. I am really enjoying the instrument and have enjoyed the progess (allbeit very limited) I have made so far - with a lot of help from this forum - thank you all.
I am 43 years old and did wonder if I'm too old to take up an instrument - thankfully I decided to give it a go anway. I am a family man with three children so do not have enough money to pay for regular lessons so have only had one lesson (second to follow soon!!) but have bought a number of books.
I bought what I can only describe a clarinnet from this site http://www.studentmusicsupplies.com/asp/productdetails.asp?productID=9 as at the time it was all I could afford.
And now at last, to my problem. I am getting quite a lot of vibration and quite a lot of "air noise" while I am playing - som much so that it is starting to affect my enjoyment. When I had my lesson, my teacher said that I had a very good embouchure so I dont think this is my problem - I am wondering if it is due to the clarinet that I have bought? How much does the quality of the instrument affect this type of thing?
Also, I have seen that you can buy different barrels, different ligatures and different mouthpieces. Would it be a good idea for me to invest in a better quality equipment and buy a new barrel, mouthpiece, ligature etc? Or should I save up and buy a clarinet.
Sorry for the v.long post!!
Many thanks,
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