Author: DougR
Date: 2022-12-27 04:10
Depending on what kind of clarinet playing you want to do, I'd say the biggest difference is AIR, especially if you wanted to do more pit playing, legit playing, church playing where a good lyrical tone is important, etc., and you admire the sounds of symphonic players (or Eddie Daniels, for that matter, who does it all). If THAT appeals to you, you'd want to put more air thru the instrument than with sax. Not more volume, just more air (SUPPORTED air, that is). (Tom Ridenour has likened clarinet air to the FFFFFFFFT of an aerosol can, as opposed to saxophone, where the air CAN be more relaxed.)
I imagine what you'd want to do as a beginner clarinetist is develop a conception in your own head of what you want to sound like, (or WHO), and figure out how to make that happen. If it were me, rather than getting too hung up on mouthpieces, reeds etc., I'd figure out what kind of clarinet playing I want to do, and find a teacher in my area who does that kind of playing. Most of them will do a one-hour-and-goodbye lesson, where you get information you can work with while you decide if you want to study regularly.
Good luck and have fun!
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