[musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
marissa
marissat789 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 12 03:28:37 UTC 2013
I am already in my school's band and have been for two years
since eighth grade. I am in 9th grade. I know all that info.
Ambashure, articulations, time signatures, rests, beats, counting
beats, and more. My teacher never has time to teach lessons one
on one, and I can't get music in any form, so right now, bands
not that much fun, but it kinda is because of the music.
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From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:01:24 -0500
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
Hi Marissa,
I have played clarinet for the past 9 years and now study it in
college as a music major. Here is what I would suggest.
What grade are you in school? Would it be feasible for you to
join
your school's band? This is how I got my start, and it's great
because you have plenty of songs to work on, get to do it as a
member
of a group, and have a teacher who can assist you in getting the
music/learning it.
If not, then I would highly recommend getting lessons of some
sort.
They don't have to be from a professional clarinetist at this
point,
but even a really good high school or undergraduate/graduate
college
student would be able to pinpoint specific aspects of your
playing to
work on and give you music that can address these techniques.
Playing
melodies is just part of playing the clarinet or any other
instrument;
there are articulations, dynamics, and other things that need to
be
addressed in order for a piece to sound really good. Your
ombiture
(the way you position your mouth) has a lot to do with all
aspects of
playing, and it can take years to fix if you get into a habit of
doing
it the wrong way. (speaking from experience).
If you're going to teach yourself music by ear, and learn the
braille
music code yourself (both things I have done) here are a few tips
I
found worked for me.
Realize that the notes you are playing on the clarinet are
different
from a piano. If you've just picked it up and not had any
instruction, and checked the notes you were playing on the piano,
you
may have thought that the note played without putting any fingers
down
on the keys is an F. It is actually a G in clarinet music, so
just
realize that although the pitch is an F the note will be shown as
a
step higher in any music. Brandon's example of the note Bb
actually
being a C (thumb and first 3 fingers of the left hand down) was
also
correct.
It is great to start learning by ear, as it really strengthens
your
musicianship and pays off in a big way later on if you do it long
enough. The more you do it the better you will get, but it is
really
helpful to challenge your ear. Learning in a band and having to
pick
out your part from others is a really good way to do this. It
forces
you to listen to the people around you, which also teaches you
how to
blend with others.
For learning braille music, I primarily used books available from
NLS.
Titles included How to Read Braille Music, which has a great
glossary
of signs in the back, and the dictionary of braille music signs.
It's
really tedious to go through the dictionary, but it did a good
job of
exposing me to different signs.
In general, stay away from youtube videos. While learning from
some
can be beneficial, a lot of the clarinet covers I've found are
pretty
bad in terms of tone quality and intonation, and the people don't
usually do a good job of using articulations. Playing things for
fun
is fine, but when you're learning it is important that you work
on
these skills.
There are also summer programs which are organized similar to
camps.
Braille Beats in Lapeer Mi is one, and there are a few others
around
the country. I know of a primarily jazz oriented program in
massachusetts, and I heard of one in Louisiana too. Some others
on
the list may know of more. These programs are really fun, but do
address braille music along with other music skills.
Think of finding someone in your area who may know the code. I
worked
on it with a blind woman I know from my area one summer and found
it
to be really beneficial.
Overall, if none of these things work out, just continuously
expose
yourself to the code. The thing that really helped me get solid
in
reading it was taking a music theory course in my senior year of
high
school, and the thing that really made the difference was reading
something in the code at least 5 days a week. The more you do
anything the better your skills will be.
I hope these suggestions help. Feel free to contact me off-list
with
other questions.
On 12/11/13, marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
I don't want to go to a school, that's the thing. I'd rather
teach myself.
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephanie <naturelovingmom at gmail.com
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Date sent: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:37:36 +1000
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
I know hadley school for the blind also offer braille music
course, although I'd never taken it.
Steph
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<musictlk at nfbnet.org>eamusictlk at nfbnet.orgeysoft 9.4.
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:24 am
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I do not have a computer for skype, or a phone, or a camera,
Wish
I did
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From: Stephanie <naturelovingmom at gmail.com
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Date sent: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:27:57 +1000
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Hi.
First of all, the clarinet does sound different than a piano.
Also, I teach braille music online via skype, feel free to
email
info at mitchellpianostudio.com if you want to find out more.
Good luck with learning the clarinet!
Steph
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From: marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com
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Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:22 pm
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
Well, I found that the clarinet and the piano have the same
sounding notes. I tested it on my clarinet and the keyboard
at
my school. I can't read braille music and don't have anyone
to
help with that, but I think my aunt is getting me the book
from
NLS that teaches braille music.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
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Date sent: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:04:34 -0800
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
Hello,
It sounds like you should just be learning any melody lines of
music.
Just find Christmas songs or folk songs or pop songs and play
them by
ear. If you know Braille music, you can get the vocal scores
from NLS.
If you get a teacher, you could start working on more
difficult
music.
But the more difficult music will require that you learn
Braille
music.
Just realize that your clarinet probably sounds a different
note
than
what is written, so if you find music for a piece in the key
of
C
and
you play it on the piano, it will probably sound on your
clarinet
as Bb.
Thanks,
Brandon Keith Biggs
On 12/10/2013 7:40 PM, marissa wrote:
That's allright. (smiles) Do you know any songs? Meaning, do
you know
any easy songs on clarinet. I taught myself:
River Flows in You
Kiss the Rain
part of Forever and Always
part of Hedwig's Theme
and made up two
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com
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Date sent: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:12:43 -0600
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Hello Marissa and everyone,
I used to play clarinet, but it has been over 27 years
since
I
touched one. Sorry I can't be more help.
Mary Donahue
"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
Garrison Keillor
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From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of
marissa
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:12 PM
To: Music Talk
Subject: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
Hi all,
I just wanted to know if anyone plays clarinet? I need some
songs to
try to
play.
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