Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-07-29 06:26
Well if you can put in about 30 minutes of practice maybe per day and record yourself now and then in a year from now you will be shocked how well you've done.
Don't be too hard on yourself and simply have a great time.
As far as the notes go these come with time. It's pretty much like learning how to speak a new language. It just takes some time. But not that long, because it's only one line of notes.
What's kind of hard is transposing and learning to real 4 lines of music as well as different clefs. There's bass clef, tenor, alto, you get the idea. So the clarinet only has one. Examples are playing the piano, the organ, and even the french horn and the cello.
For now just do 30 minutes. I'm a firm believer in playing long tones to build up your sound quality, your embouchure, breath control. I still do it when warming up everyday. It gets that air flowing and you can hear your sound quality.
Lastly is rhythm. You will learn a lot of this in the band, but I agree that taking some lessons from a band member or a starving college student is a good idea. College students always need a few bucks for a pizza or a burger!
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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