Hey man, cool video, but I think you were the first who opened my eyes telling, that it's range is closer to BARITONE sax, rather than Tenor, eeishhh... I'll definitely go for alto clarinet! By the way, physics decides why clarinet registry switch shifts you in 12 (not an octave), because it's a cylinder. And octaves work only on the bell woodwind instruments.
WARNING: LONG READ - hopefully fun. Albano, take advantage of the "Rosetta Stone" aspect of the clarinet. Knowing the clarinet basically gives you the fingerings for all woodwinds. I never learned the names of the clarinet registers so I use my own. When you play in the upper register (the Gus Register), where LTh 1-2-3 = G [G as in "Gus Register"] you have the fundamental fingerings for most other woodwinds: Flute, Oboe, English Horn (transposing), all Saxes, Recorders in C When you play the lower register (the Chuck Register), where LH 1-2-3 = C, you have the fundamental fingerings for the rest of the woodwinds; Bassoon, Contra, Recorders in F (alto, bass, sopranino), and English Horn (non-transposing)(YES!!) Forgive me for leaving out lower flutes, oboes d'amore, Heckelphones, and the like. I just cannot imagine you doing a video on one of them getting club gigs (ok, maybe the alto flute). They'd be more successful gigging on an alto clarinet! Ideas you probably already know: So to get a sax player initially successful on the clarinet, focus on the Gus Register (upper) for the sax player. Then have a shot of something (or 6) and show them that when you release the register key, the lower note is not 8va below, but 12va below (and then take another shot). Top > Down..... Woodwind Mind Games That Work (you probably know these too): 1. Eb >C: If you need to read an Eb treble clef instrument in C, instead of transposing, just imagine the treble clef to be the bass clef (adjust for the concert key). Use your imagination, and your transposition issues disappear. Assumption: you can read bass clef 2. Bb > C: If you are into mind games, and the C clef doesn't scare you, read the treble Bb instrument parts as if it were in alto clef, and you don't have to transpose. It will read in C. Assumption 1: learning enough alto clef is class strings snapped some synapses and the clef stuck with you. Assumption 2: you quit playing viola and took up the clarinet so you could play in the band. Point to Ponder [rhetorical]: If it is the C clef, why does it look like a "B", or sometimes a "K"? My past life as a pianist, clarinetist, violist, and bassoonist showed me how to do this because for me, it required the least amount mental effort, and it was fun. I lived in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs. So this is all 2nd nature to me (...ok....I know I am weird, but this sh*t is fun for me). Your videos are fun. Thank you for fine musicianship and delightful(-ly warped) personality. -Michael in Falls Church, VA
Just got recommended your contrabass video, now this. Instant sub, great content. If I may recommend a FANTASTIC bass mouthpiece, SYOS are amazing for jazz. MASSIVE sound. Customizable and 3D printed. I was skeptical because of the 3D printed thing, but highly recommend checking them out. I love what you say about not needing to spend a ton. I had a student Yamaha, and with a proper setup, reed, and mouthpiece, it sounds wonderful. Anyways, great content.
Transposing the low register to bari is easy, though. C is G, and the fingering is the same. I wish it was that easy for the higher notes, but the fingering was easy. It's a mess to get my head around in a very short time, though.
What brand is that horn? I have an old wooden noblet and the tone is awesome but the intonation is not the greatest. Was wondering what double register bass clarinets people are playing on. Great video btw!
That’s a Buffet radio model with a single register key system. I had a noblet about a thousand years ago and it was also a great horn, but the Buffet feels and sounds about the same. The only other horn I’d really want is the Selmer privilege but that’s WAAAAAY out of budget atm.
As far as intonation goes, it’s about as bad as any older clarinet. You just gotta play the thing and over time you get used to the problem notes and adjust.
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I'm so glad I found this video. I'm a bari player in a big band, doubling on bass clarinet for the first time.
Hey man, cool video, but I think you were the first who opened my eyes telling, that it's range is closer to BARITONE sax, rather than Tenor, eeishhh... I'll definitely go for alto clarinet!
By the way, physics decides why clarinet registry switch shifts you in 12 (not an octave), because it's a cylinder. And octaves work only on the bell woodwind instruments.
WARNING: LONG READ - hopefully fun.
Albano, take advantage of the "Rosetta Stone" aspect of the clarinet. Knowing the clarinet basically gives you the fingerings for all woodwinds. I never learned the names of the clarinet registers so I use my own.
When you play in the upper register (the Gus Register), where LTh 1-2-3 = G [G as in "Gus Register"] you have the fundamental fingerings for most other woodwinds:
Flute, Oboe, English Horn (transposing), all Saxes, Recorders in C
When you play the lower register (the Chuck Register), where LH 1-2-3 = C, you have the fundamental fingerings for the rest of the woodwinds;
Bassoon, Contra, Recorders in F (alto, bass, sopranino), and English Horn (non-transposing)(YES!!)
Forgive me for leaving out lower flutes, oboes d'amore, Heckelphones, and the like. I just cannot imagine you doing a video on one of them getting club gigs (ok, maybe the alto flute). They'd be more successful gigging on an alto clarinet!
Ideas you probably already know:
So to get a sax player initially successful on the clarinet, focus on the Gus Register (upper) for the sax player. Then have a shot of something (or 6) and show them that when you release the register key, the lower note is not 8va below, but 12va below (and then take another shot). Top > Down.....
Woodwind Mind Games That Work (you probably know these too):
1. Eb >C: If you need to read an Eb treble clef instrument in C, instead of transposing, just imagine the treble clef to be the bass clef (adjust for the concert key). Use your imagination, and your transposition issues disappear.
Assumption: you can read bass clef
2. Bb > C: If you are into mind games, and the C clef doesn't scare you, read the treble Bb instrument parts as if it were in alto clef, and you don't have to transpose. It will read in C.
Assumption 1: learning enough alto clef is class strings snapped some synapses and the clef stuck with you.
Assumption 2: you quit playing viola and took up the clarinet so you could play in the band.
Point to Ponder [rhetorical]: If it is the C clef, why does it look like a "B", or sometimes a "K"?
My past life as a pianist, clarinetist, violist, and bassoonist showed me how to do this because for me, it required the least amount mental effort, and it was fun. I lived in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs. So this is all 2nd nature to me (...ok....I know I am weird, but this sh*t is fun for me).
Your videos are fun. Thank you for fine musicianship and delightful(-ly warped) personality.
-Michael in Falls Church, VA
Just got recommended your contrabass video, now this. Instant sub, great content. If I may recommend a FANTASTIC bass mouthpiece, SYOS are amazing for jazz. MASSIVE sound. Customizable and 3D printed. I was skeptical because of the 3D printed thing, but highly recommend checking them out.
I love what you say about not needing to spend a ton. I had a student Yamaha, and with a proper setup, reed, and mouthpiece, it sounds wonderful.
Anyways, great content.
Transposing the low register to bari is easy, though. C is G, and the fingering is the same. I wish it was that easy for the higher notes, but the fingering was easy. It's a mess to get my head around in a very short time, though.
I enjoyed the playing at the beginning quite a lot!
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What brand is that horn? I have an old wooden noblet and the tone is awesome but the intonation is not the greatest. Was wondering what double register bass clarinets people are playing on. Great video btw!
That’s a Buffet radio model with a single register key system. I had a noblet about a thousand years ago and it was also a great horn, but the Buffet feels and sounds about the same. The only other horn I’d really want is the Selmer privilege but that’s WAAAAAY out of budget atm.
As far as intonation goes, it’s about as bad as any older clarinet. You just gotta play the thing and over time you get used to the problem notes and adjust.
there is no s80 selmer clarinet mpcs