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The Value of Keeping Your Instrument in Excellent Adjustment

by Lisa Canning | Oct 26, 2023 | Tips

While it may seem obvious, an instrument that is not in the best possible playing condition will handicap the abilities of the musician using it to improve faster. Unfortunately, many musicians fail to take seriously the need to have their instrument adjusted at...

Quality Repair Is Critical if You Play a Wind Instrument

by Lisa Canning | Oct 26, 2023 | Tips

If you play the clarinet, saxophone, flute or oboe professionally, you know how challenging your instrument can be to play if it is not in proper adjustment. Your tolerance for it having mechanical issues when it does need service work, as a professional musician,...

Steps to Playing a Chromatic Scale on the Clarinet

by Kristine Dizon | Jul 27, 2020 | Tips

Scales are an important part of the warm-up and of clarinet technique. Whether they are major, minor, or chromatic scales, they are an essential part of daily warmups and in achieving virtuosity through methodical practice. There are multiple benefits to mastering the...

What are the Parts of a Clarinet?

by Kristine Dizon | Jul 20, 2020 | Tips

The clarinet is comprised of five parts from top to bottom: the mouthpiece, barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and bell. Each part is fitted and aligned to one another in this order by four cork-covered tenons that hold the five parts of the clarinet tightly together....

How to Improve Clarinet Air Support

by Emily McIvor | Jul 14, 2020 | Tips

Clarinets are wind instruments, which means they make sound when air (wind) is blown over or across something to cause vibrations. Air is therefore a large component of clarinet sound, and how the air is produced and used affects sound quality and tuning. There is a...

Clarinet Repair: Professional Clarinet Repair Service

by Kristine Dizon | Jul 6, 2020 | Tips

There are several preventive measures to avoid frequent visits to the repair technician as mentioned in the “Comprehensive Guide: How to Clean and Maintain a Clarinet.” Following these guidelines makes it possible to maintain the condition of your instrument. Even...