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Hey! I’m a first chair piccolo player for the advanced group, lead Jazz Alto 1 in the second group, and this year I’m playing clarinet for the first time in Symphonic Band.

I’m currently playing on a Selmer CL-300 with a Rovner Dark ligature, Vandoren Traditional 3.0 reeds, and a Vandoren CM0378 B40 Profile 88 mouthpiece.

I’m looking for some good books or methods to learn clarinet from. The only ones I really know about are Foundation for Superior Art and Performance and JBC. Are there any other books you’d recommend for someone who already has a lot of experience with other woodwinds but is new to clarinet?

I already have a pretty good foundation with reading music, rhythm, articulation, phrasing, and ensemble playing from piccolo and alto sax, but I know clarinet is pretty different and I don’t want to accidentally develop bad habits by treating it like a smaller saxophone.

I’d also appreciate any tips for starting clarinet, especially with embouchure, air support, tone, articulation, throat tones, the break, and getting comfortable with the different registers.

Any book recommendations, exercises, or just general advice would be awesome. Thanks!

In my highschool marching band there 3 piccolos me and 2 others. The director told my friends that she may be asked to replace me since we can’t get in tuned. THIS ISN’T MY FAULT THAT YOU DIRECTOR GAVE ME YOUR ONLY MARCHING PICC BEING A YPC-30 I THOUGHT I GOT A OLD 32 FROM THE CASE BUT NO IT WAS A 30 THAT HAS TAPE ON KEYS well that my excuse. The other two picc players own their own being these nice composite piccolos and almost always never in tune. I’m usually am in cold or inside. BUT HE WANTS ME GONE FOR USING HIS INSTRUMENT OLDER THEN MY PARENTS. sorry just wanted to let off steam. Im thinking just to quit marching and just do pep and concert flute.

I have a modded switch and I updated the official firmware and I can’t open any games and now I’m banned can it be fixed?

I upgraded from the basic 2 screw ligature unto a H ligature and I absolutely hate it, about how much would I be able to sell it on reverb with the box. Also I was thinking to buy a Rovner Dark and as well a Rovner Light for the pieces I solo in. The setup is for Jazz band I’m. using 2.5 green reeds with a alto Jumbo Java A45.

sorry i just want to say i hate the H ligs

I’ve heard of SYOS 3D printed mouth pieces, but how are the quality of these 3D printed 6M? I know it not going to be the same hard rubber of course but I want to get a feel of it before I buy the real thing after I just bought a Vandoren mouth piece.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/137038123068?_skw=Meyer+3d+printed+mouth+piece&itmmeta=01KRD3SWAT8Q720DZQE12RDQAT&hash=item1fe81bd03c%3Ag%3A9EMAAeSwirJpj%7E9i&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xB%2BbjsLKA2Ms7J8Xp0O%2FWa83xJFLTcRKqN87a87QTWWmDMM0GTTveq4L5i82%2FVliw4aIrXOUStC8KRiwqqTGt%2FqkC3p3dAEBlCEMDOnNfxeYLC3r%2FwVJnn4WSQk5kRhAGm49MTjXjBXIGHZ9MMw15xQXo7oYTMohCbT7Pu2FAPnQNdJJKAn0nkDtatJGy1YNy2fmEfKECIzUILDYcemP1NrhKuVra15KtQcPzn7nqRyHFTa6IVgilNqWJntAsqVS3C2FBsMNMaTQ3qc3aZ%2F62Fd%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8rF56PDZw&LH_BIN=1

Sorry I don’t have the best spelling.

I’m a self taught alto player looking for etudes to learn, I’m mainly doing jazz but I’m not a advance player and not the best intermediate I say what are some etudes to learn to help improve my skill.

Hello I started from a random amazon cheap sax, with a no brand mouth piece, metalite m5, and size 3 and 3.5 Green reeds. It took me two years to prove to my family it not just to have, I upgraded to a Yamaha horn, Vandorean V16 A5+, and 2.5 Green and 3 Zz with a H ligature. I’m glad to make alto my second instrumen.

I’m in need of a new case and I saw Gear4music.com had a ABS hard case for 35 and 100 like most other sellers and website. Are they a real company and website?

I’m in a tight budget and stumbled upon the BetterSax Alto Classic Mouthpiece with a .070 tip opening, is this brand reputable, good quality, and should I get it? Im a jazz saxophonist with size 3.5 java green reeds using a no brand mouth piece.