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Playing Clarinet with a Big Band

Author: Mel Lazin
Date: 2010-01-07 18:58

I'm playing alto sax, doubling on tenor sax in a professional big band for about a year, but my training is on the clarinet. I am finally achieving my dream of playing the Goodman and Shaw charts with a big band.

I'm no kid, as I have been playing clarinet for fifty years.

My set up is a 1962 R-13 that I bought new back then, and a Rovner ligiture and a Morgan RM-06 which I bought from Ralph in the early eighties. I use a VanDoran 3 Reed. I love this set up for playing classical and playing at home. The setup plays freely and in tune.

Problem: The band can't hear me. I can barely hear myself. Even when I play into a microphone, I can't hear the amplified sound.

So, I thought I should get a more open mouthpiece. That has not improved the sound amplification significantly.

Perhaps the band should play softer. Perhaps I need what is known as a monitor to hear myself and need a better amplification setup.

If this keeps up, they may decide that the clarinet pieces don't work, but the crowd enjoys them so much.

Any suggestions?

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