Yes, she is very helpful and instructive without being condescending or unapproachable. Watching her video is very easy because she is so warm and has a simple natural beauty that comes from her enthusiasm and knowledge.
Thank you so much! As a self taught musician, i find your videos both informative and approachable. I would more than recommend your videos to all student and aspiring clarinetists!!
Wow great tips. Im trying to self teach at 60+ years old. Never knew what that "sliver" key was. Every time I watch your videos I learn something. Thanks much for doing this. It must be very time consuming for you.
Thanks for the kind words. All those extra little keys have some meaning, even if we don't use them very often. It is nice to have them feel familiar for those rare moments when they really come in handy.
Coming from sax, there is an F sharp key there also that never gets talked about. The side key F trick was new to me though. Thanks for these great videos!
I play flute and clarinet but am better on flute. I joined a community band and for balance they asked me to play clarinet. I'm getting back up to speed and your lessons are helpful, especially for some of the fast chromatic runs. Pretty soon clarinet will be my stronger instrument.
Thank you for this video. I knew one of the patterns the upper register F & B. I know that there is an alternate fingering for B flat in the low register but I forgot what it was. The traditional lower registered B-flat sounds really flat when you play it with a pinch oh, I think there is a side key that you can use rather than the pinch
Thank you for the informative video! Quick question, does the chromatic scale have the same fingerings going up and down? Or are there different fingerings
Thank you Joe (should I call you Schmo) for your thoughtful comment. There is a thread going on at troll.com.poo where you might do some good. Please migrate there.
HI Ms. Anderson I was wondering if you are still doing vids because I want to know if you can help me stop drooling on my clarinet because I kept on doing that and BTW i am in 6th grade.
iYessicaH That is tricky. If you are discussing the middle of the staff, make sure you try alternating pinky hands (either right - left, or left - right). If you are describing an octave above that, you might try half holing the top finger on your left hand when you play the C sharp. This can make the transition feel a bit easier. If it is really fast (like trill speed) you might be able to use a trill fingering for C sharp by adding one of the right hand side keys.
While l think about it, lm finding it very hard to come down from say top F, top E down to Eb/D# where l have to accurately find that weird key without a finger plate. Having to simultaneous hit the 3 right hand keys is so hard......any easier fingerings?
why all tutorials on youtube show f-sharp as only index finger on the upper hole and f for only Thumb on the lower hole? On my clarinet this sound extremely strange and all fingering patterns i find are different from this. I'm trying to teach the clarinet to myself with online lessons/videos and its extremely hard to understand, why they all have a fingering, thats different from mine. Its especially hard, because noone writes, if he is using an a or a b clarinet. Or are there even other kinds in US or UK? I'd appreciate, if someone could tell me, why all fingering shards say "Thumb+Index-Finger+third keay (right hand) = F" and all tutorials say only thumb is f ? for me it's very confusing and I find no explanation :(
Hi Michelle, thank you for the videos! so helpful! let me ask you... should i use de side f sharp when practicing the f sharp or c sharp major scale? thank you again!
Gabriel Stern I use that side F sharp most of the time when it sits beside the an F natural (or E sharp). It would be useful to practise it for those scales as well.
Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) oh, i didn't expect you'd answer so quick! thanx! i learn by myself so excuse me if i'm expressing myself in confusing terms. I mean Bb as the last note of first octave (when you use only drop-like key) and then C of second octave when you have to use all fingers you have. so actually from A to Bb to C (high)
That can be one of the most challenging fingerings on clarinet, but it is possible to train your fingers so that it feels much easier. These two videos will give you some pointers related to this: left hand position: ruclips.net/video/ZPtr_S04pGg/видео.html left thumb position: ruclips.net/video/-bItdikinm4/видео.html I hope that helps!
+brandolf harpoon I tend to name the notes in "clarinet pitch", that is, how they are written on a musical staff. That puts them a tone above concert pitch.
+brandolf harpoon Many people who only play clarinet alone do not even know what concert pitch is. It is confusing, especially for someone who has perfect pitch, or comes from a C pitched instruments. For my students with perfect pitch, I will add the label "Clarinet Pitch" or "Concert Pitch" so they know what I mean. Most teachers that I have had refer to notes in "clarinet pitch", because that is the name of the note as it is printed on the staff.
Oh God 13.30 just to explain these two simple fingerings :-( Just imagine an hour lesson, she´d talk so long you´d never get around o playing anything.
Lauren K Some people are looking for chromatic fingeringss, which is what this video is about. I think it will help those people to find it. Nothing fancy - just descriptive.
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I am 67 and started playing clarinet 3 months ago. Your lessons are very explanatory and very usueful
Yes, she is very helpful and instructive without being condescending or unapproachable. Watching her video is very easy because she is so warm and has a simple natural beauty that comes from her enthusiasm and knowledge.
Thank you so much! As a self taught musician, i find your videos both informative and approachable. I would more than recommend your videos to all student and aspiring clarinetists!!
Good tips thank you! I haven't played in 15 years and your reminding me of the things I need to know
Your videos are informative and easy to follow. And, if I may say, they're also relaxing; I could listen to you just for relaxation! Thank you 😊
Thanks for this hint. It does give a smooth transition from the F natural to the F Sharpe.
This is really helping me for the region band tryouts for the honors and symphonic band. Thank you
Ziyanna Jones ikr Same
Wow great tips. Im trying to self teach at 60+ years old. Never knew what that "sliver" key was. Every time I watch your videos I learn something. Thanks much for doing this. It must be very time consuming for you.
Thanks for the kind words. All those extra little keys have some meaning, even if we don't use them very often. It is nice to have them feel familiar for those rare moments when they really come in handy.
Coming from sax, there is an F sharp key there also that never gets talked about. The side key F trick was new to me though. Thanks for these great videos!
I play flute and clarinet but am better on flute. I joined a community band and for balance they asked me to play clarinet. I'm getting back up to speed and your lessons are helpful, especially for some of the fast chromatic runs. Pretty soon clarinet will be my stronger instrument.
Thank you for the chromatic fingering download. It makes a nice addition to a
fingering work by Ridenour.
Thank you for uploading again. Really learn a lot from your videos.
Very good explanation on alternating keys
Thanks for all the time you put in to these videos. Appreciate it !
You should make a video on how to play all the notes on the clarinet.
That is the dumbest idea I have ever heard
@@DomainAspect can you explain why it's a dumb idea?
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Thank you for this video. I knew one of the patterns the upper register F & B. I know that there is an alternate fingering for B flat in the low register but I forgot what it was. The traditional lower registered B-flat sounds really flat when you play it with a pinch oh, I think there is a side key that you can use rather than the pinch
Lessons. Clarienet.
Thanks so much for making this :)
Thank you very much! Great video!
Awesome video
Thank you for the informative video! Quick question, does the chromatic scale have the same fingerings going up and down? Or are there different fingerings
Nota dez mestra.
Super staf notetion god bless sister
Thank you so much
Best online teacher so far : D:D
Thank you Joe (should I call you Schmo) for your thoughtful comment. There is a thread going on at troll.com.poo where you might do some good. Please migrate there.
Maam I am sijimonsl from India at Kerala. I have a clarinet it's B flat. So can please tell me which type of clarinet you have.
HI Ms. Anderson I was wondering if you are still doing vids because I want to know if you can help me stop drooling on my clarinet because I kept on doing that and BTW i am in 6th grade.
Having the hardest time going from B natural to C sharp in a fast piece. (high notes)
iYessicaH That is tricky. If you are discussing the middle of the staff, make sure you try alternating pinky hands (either right - left, or left - right). If you are describing an octave above that, you might try half holing the top finger on your left hand when you play the C sharp. This can make the transition feel a bit easier. If it is really fast (like trill speed) you might be able to use a trill fingering for C sharp by adding one of the right hand side keys.
While l think about it, lm finding it very hard to come down from say top F, top E down to Eb/D# where l have to accurately find that weird key without a finger plate. Having to simultaneous hit the 3 right hand keys is so hard......any easier fingerings?
you are very sympa.
why all tutorials on youtube show f-sharp as only index finger on the upper hole and f for only Thumb on the lower hole? On my clarinet this sound extremely strange and all fingering patterns i find are different from this. I'm trying to teach the clarinet to myself with online lessons/videos and its extremely hard to understand, why they all have a fingering, thats different from mine. Its especially hard, because noone writes, if he is using an a or a b clarinet. Or are there even other kinds in US or UK? I'd appreciate, if someone could tell me, why all fingering shards say "Thumb+Index-Finger+third keay (right hand) = F" and all tutorials say only thumb is f ? for me it's very confusing and I find no explanation :(
Is there a part 2 to this video? As this was marked part 1?
thank you so much that help me a lot .. but where is the part 2 ^_^
Oops - you just reminded me that Part 2 is not on RUclips yet. Thanks for the reminder. More coming soon! - Michelle
please I want to know how to play
Hi Michelle, thank you for the videos! so helpful!
let me ask you... should i use de side f sharp when practicing the f sharp or c sharp major scale?
thank you again!
Gabriel Stern I use that side F sharp most of the time when it sits beside the an F natural (or E sharp). It would be useful to practise it for those scales as well.
Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) I'm gonna start practicing it right now! thanks for the tip!
where is the worksheet?
The keys on your clarinet look different from mine. Is yours with the Boehm system or the German?
+aristotle358 This is a regular Boehm system clarinet.
I play Alto and Tenor saxophone. Is the clarinet worth it?
It is just a different flavour. You would find that your saxophone skills give you a headstart if you do decide to play the clarinet.
I play the clarinet and flute. Is the alto saxophone worth it? Just kidding, I love the sound of it, but is it fun to play?
Santi Casas i added tenor sax to my clarinet after being unhappy with alto sax. Benefit is to have another bb instrument
is there a tip how to go fast from B to high C?
Which octave do you mean? In general, the key to speed is to position your fingers so that they are relaxed, arched, and move as little as possible.
Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) oh, i didn't expect you'd answer so quick! thanx! i learn by myself so excuse me if i'm expressing myself in confusing terms. I mean Bb as the last note of first octave (when you use only drop-like key) and then C of second octave when you have to use all fingers you have.
so actually from A to Bb to C (high)
That can be one of the most challenging fingerings on clarinet, but it is possible to train your fingers so that it feels much easier. These two videos will give you some pointers related to this:
left hand position: ruclips.net/video/ZPtr_S04pGg/видео.html
left thumb position: ruclips.net/video/-bItdikinm4/видео.html
I hope that helps!
Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) thank you! will try them
I'm not seeing the link to the pdf
Sorry about that. For some reason it disappeared. It is at: www.clarinetmentors.com/resources/ChromaticClarinetFingeringsPart1.pdf
Thanks. :)
are you naming the notes in concert pitch or sounding pitch?
+brandolf harpoon I tend to name the notes in "clarinet pitch", that is, how they are written on a musical staff. That puts them a tone above concert pitch.
+Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) Sorry to contradict, but surely Bb is a tone below concert pitch
When I say "Bb" out loud, I mean a "Clarinet Bb", which is actually a concert Ab, so that puts it one note higher than concert pitch.
+Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) why is that the tradition? is seems to just makes things so much more complicated.
+brandolf harpoon Many people who only play clarinet alone do not even know what concert pitch is. It is confusing, especially for someone who has perfect pitch, or comes from a C pitched instruments. For my students with perfect pitch, I will add the label "Clarinet Pitch" or "Concert Pitch" so they know what I mean. Most teachers that I have had refer to notes in "clarinet pitch", because that is the name of the note as it is printed on the staff.
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or if your returning to playing after 40+ years.
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I'm about to fall asleep watching this video... I'm not even half way through.
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@@martinsuarez5358 yeah this is really entertaining and helpful for me
Oh God 13.30 just to explain these two simple fingerings :-( Just imagine an hour lesson, she´d talk so long you´d never get around o playing anything.
Well that's an awkward title...😂😁
Lauren K Some people are looking for chromatic fingeringss, which is what this video is about. I think it will help those people to find it. Nothing fancy - just descriptive.
+Clarinet Mentors (Michelle Anderson) I love how you completely ignored the intended innuendo in response to Lauren K. Nicely done ;)
@@ClarinetMentors love your videos 📹
blea blea...she just talking. its not helpful .