Parts of the clarinet  No. 3 The Upper & Lower Joints or Main Body

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Parts of the clarinet  No. 3 The Upper & Lower Joints or Main Body The clarinet is made up of five connecting parts, the mouthpiece, barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and bell. Upper & Lower Joints – are the main 2 parts of the clarinet. The upper joint is the first major part of the clarinet’s … Read more

Master Clarinet Fingering Chart

Master Clarinet FGingeroing Chart by Rheuben Allen

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Parts of the clarinet  No. 2 Barrels

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Parts of the clarinet  No. 2 Barrels The clarinet is made up of five connecting parts, the mouthpiece, barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and bell. Barrel – The barrel connects the mouthpiece and the upper joint together and shapes and directs the air through the instrument. The barrel’s taper, weight, and material all contribute to the … Read more

Parts of the clarinet  No. 1 of 5 – Mouthpiece, Reeds & Ligatures

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Parts of the clarinet  No. 1 of 5 – Mouthpiece, Reeds & Ligatures The clarinet is made up of five connecting parts, the mouthpiece, barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and bell. Each part is fitted and aligned to one another a cork-covered tenon. There are four cork-covered tenons that hold the five parts of the … Read more

Types of Barrel Bore Tapers

Clarinet Barrel Bore Tapers

There are as many clarinet bore tapers as there are barrel designers and makers… Every maker has what they feel is the best taper design….  This of course gives the player a lot of choices when trying barrels.. Basically there cannot be big differences in the tapers or the clarinet would not play great…. The … Read more

Clarinet Material Concepts by Rheuben Allen

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Clarinet Material Concepts by Rheuben Allen I hear so many clarinet players say the good clarinets are made from wood…. I hate to break it to them … but… there are more bad wood clarinets on the planet than there are good ones…. Over time wood bores change, hell, the bore changes every time you … Read more

Learn the clarinet family

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List of the Clarinet Family Octave clarinets — Very rare. Pitched around an octave higher than the B♭ clarinet. A-Flat Piccolo Clarinet (key of A-Flat) E-Flat Sopranino Clarinet (key of E-Flat) D Clarinet (key of D) C Clarinet (key of C) B-Flat Clarinet (key of B-Flat) A Clarinet (key of A) G Clarinet (key of G) … Read more

G Clarinet

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G clarinet: Today the G clarinet is used mostly in contemporary “Turkish Music” and is often thought as and referred to as a “Turkish clarinet”.  Being much longer than the B-Flat or A clarinets the sound is rich and dark. The  Albert system keywork and a range to low E is mostly used…. The G … Read more