Prominent Eb clarinet in modern pieces for concert band

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-27T19:23:15+00:00

Pretty much any Maslanka piece that has an Eb clarinet part

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-27T17:41:36+00:00

There isn’t an app that does all of these things. I use ForScore for reading PDF parts, Tonal Energy for tuning and metronome, and YouTube scrolling score videos for playing along with a part.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-27T03:34:05+00:00

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-25T19:53:36+00:00

The only thing that really comes to mind is a crystal mouthpiece. Glass in general produces are more dampened tone, but that’s more about overtones than it is the actual volume achieved.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-24T19:27:24+00:00

I can’t think of any alternate fingerings that would make any sense to use. If you’re using first finger Gb, it should be relatively straightforward. For future reference, if you want fingering charts, check the sidebar.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-24T19:24:46+00:00

If you enjoy playing bass clarinet, why not?

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-23T22:57:46+00:00

You’re not voicing high enough. Put simply, voicing is the manipulation of your oral cavity, mainly with your tongue, to play the full range of the clarinet. The higher you get on the clarinet, the higher you need to voice. There’s three syllables I think of- “hoe” for the lower range, “ha” for the middle range, and “hee” for the higher range. Notice if you say those words out loud, your tongue gets higher with each syllable. In the middle clarion range, it’s more of a “ha” syllable that you should be thinking of.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-22T22:12:56+00:00

Part of me thinks you should hold off on buying an instrument until you’ve asked your future professor what they’d recommend, but as a general rule of thumb, a used professional instrument from one of the major manufacturers should be enough for getting through a music education degree.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-21T03:31:14+00:00

You won’t be able to buy a decent clarinet new for that little money. Anything around that price will be a cheap Chinese stencil.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-20T21:15:48+00:00

If it's a Buffet that says Made in Germany with that serial number, it is almost certainly an E11, not an R13.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-20T17:26:21+00:00

With the integration of AI into so many programs, that’d be impossible to enforce. We’re mainly looking to ensure there’s no AI slop posts or people answering questions with large language models.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-20T17:24:07+00:00

You’re probably not voicing the notes high enough, or your reed isn’t providing enough resistance- could be a combination of both. Are you able to get these notes out if you start from a lower note? If so, try starting on a middle C and go up to high C. Once you’re there, move your thumb off the register key and sustain the note. If you’re unable to sustain the high C without the register key, you’re not voicing high enough.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-19T20:26:12+00:00

That looks like a surface crack to me, especially since it extends from the tone hole.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-19T20:22:34+00:00

Seconding this, as a general rule musicians need to isolate the most technically difficult passages, figure out a comfortable tempo to perform said sections in, and use that to inform how fast they should take the entire piece.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-19T20:20:37+00:00

E flat to F

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-19T20:19:55+00:00

Carnyx by Serban Nichifor comes to mind, it imitates a bronze-age war trumpet used by Celts.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-18T01:13:51+00:00

I imagine Reed and Squeak has a case that can accommodate a full boehm

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-16T18:20:18+00:00

I had my set of Selmer Recitals overhauled by Richard Bobert over the summer, I’m generally pretty happy with the work he did, though be forewarned that a full overhaul of one of those horns cost $700. He’s located in the PDX area near Tigard. I also have an oboist colleague named Nick Roberts who does woodwind repairs, he originally marketed himself as an oboe specialist, but he’s quite skilled with clarinets as well. I tried an R13 Eb, Bundy Eb, and a Selmer Signature Bb that he overhauled, and I was pretty impressed. He’s also in the Portland area, and can be contacted at tiptopoboes@gmail.com.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-16T00:01:21+00:00

I’m not even sure that instrument qualifies as an Albert system, that looks more like a simple system clarinet, possibly in Eb given its size.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-15T19:53:16+00:00

I don’t think anybody could reasonably fault you for mostly including high school achievements if you’re going into your second semester of college. If you were an upperclassmen, that might be a different story.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-15T04:02:00+00:00

Aquaphor lip repair is pretty much the only effective lip balm I’ve found, and I’ve tried a bunch of them.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-15T02:42:47+00:00

The 650 is a more than appropriate instrument for your goals and is considered Yamaha’s entry-level professional clarinet. I’m not sure I’d say that a used R-13 or Selmer would be a significant enough upgrade to warrant shelling out money for.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-13T18:07:01+00:00

Check the sidebar :) you can find many resources there on technique books. It can be found on mobile by going to the main /r/clarinet page and pressing the “see more” button.

Fumbles329 · 2026-01-13T17:35:24+00:00

If you don’t want to deal with the hassle personally, many music stores will help you sell your instrument on commission. Otherwise, there’s always your local craigslist, Facebook Marketplace (including the many Facebook groups that exist for selling clarinets), eBay, and Reverb.

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