Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2022-05-26 15:54
Hi Valencio,
Thanks for coming back again. Your new video is great. The music is very soothing to listen to, and the smooth phrases of the music where you alternate articulating the notes with legato are really lovely. I think you are a professional already. :-)
I noticed you did a really lovely thing at 1:08 in the video. Earlier in the video when you pressed the A4 key (https://www.8notes.com/clarinet/fingering/default.asp?notename=a4), you were lifting your left index finger off the F# hole to put it onto the A4 key. But at 1:08 you rocked your left index finger onto the A4 key, without removing it from the F# hole. That is considered very good work, because it allows you to alternate between the two keys quickly. That is a really good habit to get into. I have only just got there myself, and I had to have my A4 key extended in order to be able to do it, because I have really thin fingers.
I think your clarinet is really lovely and you do not need to worry about it being inexpensive. The tone sounds really nice to me, and if it is not in tune, I do not notice it. Many people start on quite broken secondhand instrument that have leaky pads and wobbly tenons and things, so your new instrument is really helping you to get off to a good start.
When you get to the end of your ten reeds, it might good to learn a bit about the hardness of reeds. It's usual to start on quite a soft reed, like a Vandoren classic 1.5 or something like that. While you are working through your set of ten, it might be useful to know that some of your reeds will be better than others. If you change reeds and it seems like nothing works any more, then just bin that reed and open another. Some reeds are just not great. There are ways to fix them, but that happens a bit later when you are more used to playing.
This is what I look like playing after four years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9c_ctcSLTQ
I think it's lovely to be able to show what we can do, and not expect to be perfect. I reckon the journey is the fun part.
Best wishes,
Jennifer
Adult learner, Grade 3
Equipment: Yamaha Custom CX Bb, Fobes 10K CF mp,
Legere Soprano Sax American Cut #2, Vandoren Optimum German Lig.
Post Edited (2022-05-26 16:01)
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