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Author: Jaysne
Date: 2014-10-03 21:02
Sheroom,
Yes, it is a great idea to learn how to double! It's a lot of fun and you'll get more playing opportunities.
The hard part, though, is fitting in the practice time and taking lessons. Ron is right that it's very important to take lessons with a real clarinet player, as opposed to someone who just plays it for fun. Although it is similar to saxophone, it's really a completely different instrument with a different embouchure and lots of alternate fingerings you'll need to know about. You don't want to become just another sax player who thinks that because the clarinet seems similar, you can teach it to yourself.
You must be a pretty good sax player if you're talking about playing in professional productions. How long will it take for you to become competent on clarinet? That's up to you--it comes down to how hard you work at it. Good luck and have fun!
Post Edited (2014-10-03 21:04)
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Sheroom |
2014-09-27 16:43 |
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concertmaster3 |
2014-09-28 19:20 |
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Jaysne |
2014-10-03 21:02 |
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