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I don't know why but I've always fancied playing jazz clarinet, and they come up cheap oftentimes in cash converters et al. Does anybody here play one, and are they hard to get to grips with?
I have a pretty good musical ear and play jazz a lot on piano, so thinking it might be quite a cool little side project at some point. I did used to play the recorder when I was very young, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't count.
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Hmm right I see, how interesting. Well I can't even look at a saxophone for fear of the horrid noise they make, so even if the Clarinet is harder it would be much more preferable. Strange though as you say that the notes are just remembering where to put your fingers rather than being logical, might prove difficult. I wouldn't be getting a teacher (I know I know) so really would just be messing about with it trying to sound a bit jazzy.
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Sorry but no, it will just make it harder for you.
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I know lessons would be best but I enjoy making it harder and enjoy it more for it, ive done the same with guitar, lap steel, mandolin and violin, but granted yes they are all quite similar visual instruments. Wind would be different, but having done enough piano lessons to last a lifetime i know the need to learn scales, i think my ear will do the rest as it did when i learnt jazz piano after doing 12 years of heavy classical
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The fingering system is reasonably logical, it's not just random shapes, but each register has its own issues. And as has been mentioned above, the lowest register (due to the harmonics of the instrument) is a 5th below the middle register. This causes some confusion at first and happens because the instrument "overblows" a twelfth, rather than an octave like so many of the other wood wind instruments, due to it having a straight, rather than conical bore and due to one end being "sealed".
It can be confusing but it does have logic and the two registers have the same fingering (very similar to recorder and saxophone) in principle, but obviously sound in different keys. The upper, or altissimo register is a little more random, at least it's a whole new set of fingerings.
I would recommend a teacher at first, just until you manage the basics, at least. I've been playing woodwind since I was a child, so it makes total sense to me but it is a pretty steep learning curve and bad habits will stick really fast if you don't have some help overcoming the initial hurdles.
Other than that, go for it. If you need advice then PM me.
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