Author: gwie
Date: 2017-08-25 03:50
Teachers have different ideas for starting student equipment. These are mine:
I would acquire a $35 Behn Overture or Fobes Debut, something that is acrylic and not hard rubber so it won't chip/fracture if she drops it, but has proper dimensions and works with a wide range of available reeds. I also put on a clear plastic tooth patch (Runyon, Vandoren, or Rico).
I find the Rovner fabric ligatures (the 1R Dark model, ~$20) easier for beginners to use, and they can't crush the reed like they do with the cheap metal ligatures.
I like D'Addario - Rico Mitchell Lurie (regular) at the beginning, strength 2.0. They sound far better than the standard orange box Rico, and play very well straight out of the box without any break-in. A box of ten is not that expensive, and if they are making decent progress they will go on to 2.5/3.0 by the end of the that first year.
From there, they can explore how the other mouthpieces and reeds behave, and determine what their preferences might be.
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The Clarinet BBoard
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