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Re: Clarinet in Orchestra & Band

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-06-15 22:07

As a matter of fact, I found flute nearly impossible to get a decent sound from. So from my point of view, clarinet was much easier. You almost can't not get a sound from a clarinet on the first try (double negative intended). So, for many students the start-up difficulty is less with a clarinet.

Most of my colleagues when I taught in school didn't recommend sax as a starter instrument because (a) sax is easier to learn for a clarinet player than clarinet for someone who started with sax, (b) the sax is heavier and also more expensive and (c) we usually had enough kids who wanted to start sax that we didn't want to actively encourage more.

Karl

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