Author: Anji
Date: 2001-05-29 14:56
Let me chime in, briefly...
The single most important investment is time with a pleasant teacher.
A good, inexpensive mouthpiece will make learning easier (Something like the Hite Premier), wash it weekly with soap and water.
I like the Legere synthetic reeds for beginners, especially kids... it is fairly durable, and should last as long as 10 natural cane reeds. The player still needs to disassemble the horn and put the reed in a smaller case.
It's all about the reed.
The Vito or Bundy plastic clarinets are good values, second hand. They can be purchased for less than $200, and sold (in the Fall when everyone wants one) for slightly more than $100. Get one from a repair shop that refurbishes them and guarantees the pads for a few months.
The clarinet itself is far less important than your encouragement and the guidance of a good teacher. Once every two weeks should be enough, plus the time the kid spends in school. If he plays daily, 20 minutes to 1 hour you will see progress.
There is a special place in heaven for the parents of reed players.
Oh yeah,
Put out the cat during practice time.
Best of luck,
anji
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