Author: zhangray4
Date: 2018-03-18 09:34
GenEric, the clarinets at my school used to think the same way about me, but after I played on their clarinets and other plastic school clarinets in mediocre condition, they finally understood that nothing beats hard work. Instead of asking "why do you have that fancy ligature" or "how much did your clarinet cost", they started asking questions like "how much do you practice", "how do you play those high notes so effortlessly", etc. So don't be ashamed. If you're a better player than they are, playing on cheap equipment like the ones they have will most likely limit you. Don't buy stuff like crazy, but spend money when necessary and don't feel bad for doing so.
You said your teacher checked your setup. Does that mean he played on your mouthpiece, barrel,and instrument? Because if all he did was swap his barrel and mouthpiece, that is not an accurate test, since barrel length and mouthpiece dimensions play a huge role in intonation.
-- Ray Zhang
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