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Clarinet Angle

Author: Agomongo
Date: 2016-02-03 07:45

So it looks like I've discovered something yet again. I've always gotten different opinions of clarinet angles . Hawkins said do what's natural and another teacher wanted me to keep my clarinet at a 20 degree angle. Well I found out that for me around a 30-40 degree angle is good, because I can tongue much cleaner when I do. I use to keep it at a 45 degree angle until now.

I feel the when someone asks, "How close should I hold the clarinet?" I feel like the appropriate response would be, "As close as you can so that: 1. You can tongue faster 2. A more focused tone 3. The sound doesn't get cut off." Of course we should add not so much that the tonguing becomes worse, the sound is cut off, and overall just VERY uncomfortable to play. I also remember Dan Gilbert told me to put as much on the reed as I can without killing it or cutting it off, so to feel a little bit of teeth pressure should be fine; just as long as it's done my the angle and not you.

How do you teach clarinet angle?

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