Post navigationAna ArzateAna has been playing the clarinet for 10+ years (since she was in 5th grade). After high school, she studied at the University of Iowa where she minored in music. In her free time, she likes to post fun clarinet covers of the latest pop songs on her YouTube channel. 5 commentsFrom a theory standpoint, it might make more sense to teach A minor next or with C major. Yes….the natural minor has identical notes, but beginners don’t know that. It would help your students see the relationship between relative majors and minors. Beginners don’t know theory and don’t know that C major and A minor are the same key signature. It’s just an auditory difference
on where the ear wants to land. A fingering chart can teach fingerings. You’re starting with a scale that has them crossing the break? Teach embouchure and breathing! Musicians should know how to play thru knowledge & understanding. This just teaches them to mimic. Hi Chris, Thank you so much for your input! We have
taken what you said into consideration and decided that we agree; we will be teaching the relative minor scales along with each major scale as you had suggested. Thank you again for such valuable insights! Hi JC, Thank you for voicing your concern with our videos. We have begun with C Major because, though it does cross the break, we wanted to start with the scale with the least sharps and flats. We
agree that we don’t want our readers to simply mimic what we are teaching them. Because of this, we have decided to include each scale written out to accompany our videos. Hopefully this will encourage players to read the notes as opposed to simply copying our fingers. Thank you again for your insights! Hi Ana,I’m Alfred from Ghana and I will say you are a great teacher, please continue your good works because
I have learnt a lot from your video lessons,I love you guys so much,keep it up Leave a ReplyTry and touch the written notes for the notes you want to play* Click on the notes on the score to see the fingering for each one. What to do when your right thumb hurtsThere may be times when your right thumb gets sore from playing the clarinet for long stretches at a time. To ease this pain, you can try using a cushion that goes over the thumb rest. These are made of rubber and make the contact with the rest gentler on your thumb. Home - How-To Section - Low Register Clarinet Fingering Chart How to Play Low C on the ClarinetThere is one fingering for low C on the clarinet. To see the fingerings for other pitches, select one of the note images in the
chart below. View the interactive upper register clarinet fingering chart. View the interactive altissimo register clarinet fingering chart.  The Beginning Clarinet Songbook, by Kyle Coughlin Clarinet Fingerings in the Low RegisterSelect a note below to see the fingering for each pitch, hear what it sounds like, and view alternate fingerings. More Educational Tools from Kyle Coughlin What key is C clarinet in?In plain English: the clarinet's C natural sounds exactly like the piano's B flat. The clarinet thinks of it as a C, the pianist thinks of it as B flat. The audience hears a B flat, which is the “concert pitch.”
What is concert C in clarinet?Concert C is their D, Concert Ab is their Bb. Alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet and most alto horns are Eb instruments: when they play a C it sounds like a Eb on the piano.
What is the easiest note to play on clarinet?The easiest notes to start with on the clarinet are E, D and C. It's best to start with E because it requires very few keys. Your left-hand thumb should cover the hole behind the clarinet and your index finger should cover the first hole - now you can play the note E.
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