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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