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Re: Advantage of left handed clarinet?

Author: Geronimo
Date: 2018-04-04 08:26

I wouldn't think there would be much of anything to gain from a "left handed" clarinet. I think that the advantage for left handed people is that, supposedly, your left hand would be more skilled/precise than your right. Operating the notes in the throat resigter typically require more work or motion than the right hand keys. So that would be in your favor.

One fun fact to consider is that all woodwinds (to my knowledge) operate on the left is top, right is bottom. So it would be a little strange if the clarinet was the only one in inversion.

In my own playing I haven't noticed any significant advantages or struggles of playing the clarinet with a left hand dominance. It's not nearly as uncomfortable as using right handed sissors...

-GM

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