Author: mrn
Date: 2008-07-16 16:52
When I was in school, the standard mouthpiece the band directors (including the head HS director, who was a clarinet player) wanted everyone to use (from beginner band on up) was the 5RV Lyre. We had a very competitive band program and our clarinet section was especially good, so I have no reason to think that that formula doesn't work.
I, on the hand, played on a Gigliotti P34 pretty much all the way through school. As time went on, I noticed an increasing number of student players in my area (Houston, Texas) using P34s. I will say this, though: I only picked that mouthpiece after my teacher had me go through a whole bag of different mouthpieces to find the best one for me. (and this was after having been playing for a few months--before that I used the Selmer HS* mouthpiece that came with the clarinet).
Ultimately you have to try several different mouthpieces to find what works best for you. However, nobody ever got fired for buying IBM, and nobody will ever give you a dirty look for using/recommending a 5RV Lyre.
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