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Re: Clarinet in C (shortening the Barrel)

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-02-19 18:03

Yup, I agree wholeheartedly with Karl. Look at an "A" clarinet and how much longer it is (and the increased distance between holes) - that's a half step.

"C" clarinets are becoming more common and less expensive (relatively speaking), but they have a characteristically more constricted sound (almost like you're playing in the altissimo all the time).

I suggest learning transposition up one step is the easiest solution. Personally I have found as far as I was concerned, the problem was thinking a "fingering" in my head rather than a note. If you start out thinking the note as you play, the art of transposition gets a bit easier.

...............Paul Aviles

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