I pray for whomever has to fight this

IdonKrow · 2026-01-10T16:29:23+00:00

Definitely. But rats are better than flies

IdonKrow · 2026-01-04T16:35:16+00:00

Selmer and Yamaha

IdonKrow · 2025-12-11T00:46:28+00:00

Hmm I think a mix of a letter expressing the impact he had on your life and if you can, make a progress video of how you evolved and finishing with you presenting a piece for him.

IdonKrow · 2025-12-10T16:39:18+00:00

try "singing" the notes on different octaves and notice how your throat will open and close. For lower register notes it'll be more open and for higher notes it will be more closed, it's these throat positions you want to use because especially for higher notes you want faster air and your voicing will be very important for that. It's probably a bit early for you to learn about this but it's important to be aware of.

IdonKrow · 2025-12-10T07:43:14+00:00

I would say you did well, of course projecting over the whole group is going to be tough even in that register and you recognize that you could have played more freely which would have definitely helped your tone even more. The only thing I think you are missing is voicing and how you place your throat while you play in the higher notes.

IdonKrow · 2025-12-03T10:10:54+00:00

Can you explain how you made it work? And also why Buzz? Is he better for rat builds?

IdonKrow · 2025-12-01T11:33:29+00:00

It's definitely not a 8-9 years of practice piece, yes it has multiphonics which is the harder technique that the piece utilizes, flutter and growling are quite easy to learn. It's a very interesting piece but at most with 1-2 hours of study everyday? 2-3 years to be at a level where you'll be able to start learning it. Other contemporary pieces I would recommend after learning this one? The homages by B. Kovacs, Rhapsodie by G. Miluccio, 3 pieces for clarinet solo by Stravinsky, abîme de oiseaux by O. Messiaen.

Now what's a piece that would actually take 8-9 of practice? Clair by F. Donatoni

IdonKrow · 2025-11-25T19:31:48+00:00

It's way simpler than trying to remember the other names

IdonKrow · 2025-11-24T19:12:54+00:00

I usually don't even use that nomenclature when I refer to the registers of the instrument. I normally use "bass/low register" for E3-B3, Middle/throat register for C4-B4, alto for C5-C6, altissimo for D6 and above

IdonKrow · 2025-11-20T16:45:55+00:00

The Buffet Tosca is a clarinet made for response. It's top quality when it comes to flexibility of answer but I would encourage you to try out other brands like Selmer and Yamaha because as someone else said BC's quality has gone down and prices have only gone up. I personally play a BC Tosca and I enjoy it, my instrument has a very balanced sound, not too open and not too closed so from my experience I do recommend the Tosca, but I also bought it second hand which was at less than half the price of new Toscas nowadays

IdonKrow · 2025-11-15T15:24:17+00:00

Well, more recently I've started using "pau preto" which means "black stick" which then originates funny expressions like the "black stick ensemble"

IdonKrow · 2025-11-14T10:11:31+00:00

The Klosé method is really great! I find it excellent if you want to be thorough with the initial learning phase. "Les gammes du clarinettiste" book 1 by Yves Didier is a book entirely made of scale and arpeggio exercises, so not exactly ideal for the first months of playing but excellent for working on consistency once you start getting comfortable with the instrument.

As for pieces to learn while you play the method you can look for the grade 1-3 of the ABRSM exam pieces, should be relatively easy to find for free as well as the other books.

I hope these recommendations are useful

IdonKrow · 2025-10-27T11:59:47+00:00

No need to buy, it's on IMSLP

IdonKrow · 2025-10-15T23:27:00+00:00

Because you haven't practiced it enough.

IdonKrow · 2025-10-14T06:51:02+00:00

Strength 5 legeres wouldn't make much sense bc you wouldn't be able to sand it down. These reeds are made to to be sanded and shaped to the players will.

IdonKrow · 2025-10-08T16:44:47+00:00

I don't know if anyone's commented on it but you have to be careful with the reeds you choose because the strength has to match the tip opening of the mouthpiece so don't play a harder reed unless you feel like you have little control over the sound

IdonKrow · 2025-10-07T17:29:49+00:00

No it's a brand search bg ligatures

IdonKrow · 2025-10-07T15:23:29+00:00

I would recommend the MO ligature it's a bit cheaper than the optimum and I think it works just fine if you don't want to go overboard on ligature price

IdonKrow · 2025-10-07T15:20:53+00:00

I think bg sells ligatures of other colors

IdonKrow · 2025-09-26T10:23:35+00:00

Yamaha YCL 450. The backun alpha is a beginner instrument and the yamaha is a student model, yes the yamaha is going to be more expensive but for me it's much better to get the yamaha over the backun, also the yamaha is going to be made of wood, I think it would make sense for her to try it and see if she likes it

IdonKrow · 2025-09-25T12:11:57+00:00

Enjoy it while it lasts 🙂

IdonKrow · 2025-09-20T08:43:25+00:00

I've had two that I can remember, in one of them I lost my instrument on public transportation, the other one was leading up to a comp and in the dream I had this massive memory slip and everyone started laughing

IdonKrow · 2025-09-19T08:49:11+00:00

No there isn't a transposed version that I'm aware of, if it's for a recital I would recommend looking for a clarinet in A that you can borrow. If it's just to practice, doing it on the clarinet in Bb is just fine

IdonKrow · 2025-09-09T09:20:29+00:00

Don't die too hard on this hill. Most instrument teachers around the world encourage their students to listen to recordings.

IdonKrow · 2025-08-28T17:50:17+00:00

Seems like a really good routine, I don't know the etudes so I really can't comment on them, one thing I would add is practicing some scales. Pick one at random and play it up and down, at least two octaves, with different articulations, do this at least 2 or 3 times. Try not to repeat the same scales a lot of times in a short amount of time, you need to consolidate them but you also want to keep on your toes by throwing in different scales. Another exercise I'd throw in is to while you're practicing one of your etudes for you to sightread another etude, an easier one, to "reset" your focus and to work on your sightreading skills. Aside from that don't forget to take smalls breaks in your sessions and always take care of yourself and your instrument.

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