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Mouthpiece Only Exercises

Author: Qladstone
Date: 2020-10-05 13:22

What are you thoughts on practising with only the mouthpiece (and reed/ligature) without barrel and clarinet body?

I suppose the main advantage is that the mouthpiece is small and you can bring it anywhere. So if for whatever reason you had to move between places without bringing your clarinet you could just bring the mouthpiece, reed, and ligature and practise with that. There is also this attachment called the Jazz Lab silencer that will reduce the volume - supposing that this reduced volume is quieter than practising with the full clarinet, then we have the added advantage of being able to practise in places or times where otherwise using a full clarinet would be too loud. Of course we can't practise fingering and slurring on only the mouthpiece, but practising tonguing, embouchure, air support, tone, and bending should all be possible.

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