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Author: Annes
Date: 2007-03-24 20:04
A neighbor's 8 year old really wants to learn clarinet, but the parents don't have the resources at this time. If he learned to play a Hohn educator recorder, would the fingering be similar? Would it help or hinder his ultimate goal? Thanks
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-03-25 01:02
The clarinet's fingering in the clarion (middle register) roughly resembles that one of a soprano recorder, the chalumeau (lower register) that of an Alto recorder.
(speaking of resources - I hope the parents aren't intrigued to buy one of those ghastly cheap clarinet imitations - better get an overhauled (plastic) clarinet of a reputable maker (and seller). There are a lot of threads in the clarinet bboard about what to buy (or rather: what not to buy) when on a budget.)
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Ben
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Author: Gnomon
Date: 2007-05-10 14:54
The fingering on a recorder is different from that on a clarinet, in all the different registers. But learning to move your fingers to produce a note on the recorder will help in learning the clarinet later on.
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Author: Clari9801SC
Date: 2007-12-10 22:47
I started out on recorder when I was seven. At 15, I started the Bb Clarinet. It does help to learn the fingerings and how to produce notes. The embochures are very similar.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2007-12-11 01:17
Clari9801SC wrote:
> I started out on recorder when I was seven. At 15, I started
> the Bb Clarinet. It does help to learn the fingerings and how
> to produce notes. The embochures are very similar.
What ???
The clarinet embouchure involves the teeth and lips, surrounding a mouthpiece which uses a reed and is started and stopped by the tongue.
The recorder embouchure is completely the opposite...GBK
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