By: Will Lunny BEGINNING CLARINET FOR SAXOPHONISTS
By: Will Lunny
BEGINNING CLARINET FOR SAXOPHONISTS
• Left hand on top• Right hand on bottom• First, middle, and ring
fingers cover tone hole keys
• Pinkies have a few keys• Left thumb covers tone
hole key and works octave key
• Right thumb supports the instrument
FINGER PLACEMENT
Saxophone Embouchure-• Mouthpiece/Neck are
perpendicular to player
Clarinet Embouchure-• Tilted downwards• Clarinet pointed towards
the ground
EMBOUCHURE
Air Production-• Needs to be more precise and controlled on Clarinet
because of size and shapeLower Octave-• Same fingerings with the octave key are Perfect 12th
above fingerings without octave keyBridge Keys-• Awkward break between middle Bb and middle B natural
TRANSITIONING
LOWER OCTAVE VS. HIGHER OCTAVE
Top Space E Natural:Thumb, Octave, 1-2-3 1-2
Second Ledger Line Under Staff A Natural:Thumb, 1-2-3 1-2
Highest note in the lower register on Clarinet is middle Bb:
BRIDGE KEYS
Lowest note in the higher register on Clarinet is middle B Natural:
CHROMATICS
Finger Placement-Must be accurate
-Must cover tone holes
Writing For Clarinet-Avoid fast licks across
bridge keys-Utilize entire range of the
instrument
Practice Tips-Learn notes in the lower
register-Learn every note on the 5
ledgers lines below the staff-Slur the Perfect 12th between fingerings-Work on Chromatic fingering accuracy
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
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