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Re: Do I need an A clarinet?

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2021-02-14 12:17

Shanesax/Clar - Yes I understand what you mean. I sometimes accompany my son, playing my Bb clarinet but reading from his French horn music. It keeps me very much on my toes.

ebonite is spot on about the ABRSM system. We have a choice of about 15 specific published arrangements and either play three of them live in front of an examiner or four on video recording.

I really like the business of having different clarinets for different keys so that we don't have to learn to play in a zillion flats or sharps. The idea of keeping a Bb, an A and a C clarinet, so as to be able to play more complex music easily seems rock solid to me - if the money is available to do it. Even more so, now that it's so easy to copy the music into a computer programme and transpose it up or down a bit.

That might be different for professionals, but I'm just a hobbyist.

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