| Clarinet is suitable for classical, jazz and blues. One of | | | | There appears to be four groups of instruments; |
| the most difficult things for the beginning clarinettist is | | | | Strings, with violins, violas, cellos and double basses |
| getting the embouchure correct. They need to have | | | | Wood-winds, with flutes, clarinets and bassoons Brass, |
| special music sheets that contain clarinet notes. | | | | with French horns and trumpets And Percussion. |
| It is straight in shape and resembles a clarinet, though | | | | I don't see many fiddles or clarinets sold in stores, |
| curved models, resembling miniature alto saxophones, | | | | except music shops. I had trained as a classical clarinet |
| is also available. Today, clarinet sheet music is played in | | | | player and it was during my undergrad that I started to |
| various styles of music - namely classical, jazz and | | | | have all sorts of problems from playing too much and |
| gospel. Flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, horn, mouth organ, | | | | with poor posture. |
| saxophone, and bassoon are some of the winds | | | | One of the important things when putting a clarinet |
| instruments, while the French horn, tuba, trumpet, and | | | | together is not to force any part into another, and that |
| trombone are brass instruments. | | | | the side lever is up when the lower and upper parts |
| One problem I encountered for instance is the fact | | | | are put together, otherwise bent keys could be the |
| that I have very small hands and found it difficult to | | | | result. |
| reach some of the alternate fingering keys on my | | | | When performing in the show group, I usually had my |
| clarinet - so I had them sawed off and re-soldered on | | | | Saxes (alto and tenor) and clarinet on stands behind |
| in a different direction so I could reach them. | | | | me so it was possible to do the show routines out |
| With growing computer software programs, clarinet | | | | front with nothing in the way and when it was my turn |
| music is now available on the Internet and can be | | | | to play the horns, I'd swing around and grab one to |
| downloaded and played. King Oliver's sound was a | | | | play a solo, etc. Both Presley and Goodman played a |
| much smaller band with the instruments going off on | | | | very important role in bringing the most popular music |
| their own direction as soloists; one trumpet, one clarinet, | | | | of their time to the masses; Goodman was a hard |
| and one trombone. Well, she said, she had been toying | | | | working band leader and one of the best clarinettists |
| with a story of a woman who played the clarinet, | | | | of his day and Elvis had a great voice and stage |
| joined a jazz band and fell in love with the trumpet | | | | presence but neither was a musical innovator. |
| player. | | | | |