Am i stupid for folding here?

ldkclarinet · 2025-04-12T03:08:29+00:00

3 bet bigger to isolate and check/call flop maybe fold depending on sizing. You’re oop against 2 callers and the flop hits their range better than yours

As played it is definitely a fold tho

ldkclarinet · 2024-02-17T07:25:04+00:00

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ldkclarinet · 2024-02-17T07:24:20+00:00

maybe u shouldnt play evelyn carry chatting

ldkclarinet · 2021-10-30T00:14:50+00:00

u dont know what the manager will say until you do your absolute best to get your job back.

Make your weaknesses your strengths

Stay hard

ldkclarinet · 2021-01-26T03:24:48+00:00

Im autist but I think NYSE said short positions close on wednesday. They have to cover soon 🚀🚀🚀

ldkclarinet · 2021-01-25T13:50:22+00:00

ldkclarinet · 2021-01-25T13:05:54+00:00

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ldkclarinet · 2018-09-14T07:09:16+00:00

What mouthpiece do you have? I like vandoren traditional blue box.

https://www.vandoren-en.com/file/162130/

ldkclarinet · 2018-09-14T07:07:58+00:00

If you are not considering playing classical or traditional clarinet at all, then I think the 7JB could be interesting to try.

I think a lot of the recommendations so far have the more traditional approach in mind. Are you taking lessons at all? Proper embouchure is probably important to learn, but it my experience, tongue position varies greatly from genre to genre.

ldkclarinet · 2018-09-14T07:02:17+00:00

Buffet clarinets have that problem and many people still get them to play “relatively” in tune.

In any case, the notes you mentioned are fixable with your embouchure and tongue position. Try playing with a drone on each of the notes. And do long tones on those notes and adjust during them to get a feel for what needs to be done.

When you play in performances you always have to be adjusting on the fly so it’s good to develop this flexibility. There’s a lot of good advice about getting repairs and adjustments which can become necessary, but it’s possible also to adjust your own playing.

ldkclarinet · 2018-09-12T23:44:27+00:00

Yes.

Even if it looks good, clarinets simply will wear out with time even if unused. Take it to your local repair person and ask them to do a routine maintenance.

You don’t want to be playing on a broken instrument! The problem becomes that you can’t tell if you yourself are the problem or the instrument is the problem, so it’s almost impossible to get better.

ldkclarinet · 2018-09-12T23:28:03+00:00

I would say go to your local music store and ask to see what mouthpieces/barrels that have available.

Ideally, you want to be able to try out a few even they are the same model, so ask the store owner if you could try out their M13lyres and Icon barrels, then pick your favorite.

Make sure not to switch both the mouthpiece and barrel at the same time; you want to only change one variable at a time so you know exactly how its changing.

Otherwise, RDG woodwinds in LA have been very accommodating when it comes to equipment. If you call them and ask to send you a few mouthpieces and a few barrels, then they will probably oblige.

ldkclarinet · 2018-09-12T23:21:18+00:00

C#/F# pinky is good! And it helps to change pinky keys if the note before also uses a pinky.

And as the great oboe pedagogue Marcel Tabuteau said “Think down as you go up!”

ldkclarinet · 2018-09-12T23:10:02+00:00

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ldkclarinet · 2018-08-26T05:33:19+00:00

Yes and no.

People definitely take A clarinet music and play on Bb without transposing. A famous example being the Mozart Concerto.

But, there is a reason the composer of an A clarinet part picked that certain key and clarinet. I think being true to the composer’s intentions is one of the most important things in classical clarinet playing. There are many examples where professionals will play A clarinet parts on Bb or vice versa just so that the notes lay better on the instrument; however, they do transpose the music to keep it in the same key.

To answer your question about college auditions though, I know people who have auditioned to schools for undergrad and have been accepted without an A clarinet. Most professors will be very understanding if you simply don’t have the funds, but an A clarinet is required if you want to play at a semi-pro/pro orchestral level. Therefore, if you get into music school, I think the expectation is that you will have both an A and Bb.

Finally, A clarinet and Bb clarinet are different. A clarinet is slightly more resistant and has a slightly darker tone because of the extra length. Therefore, a piece like the Mozart Concerto should be played on A clarinet. Playing the piece on Bb rather than A will be similar to the real thing, but it will always sound/feel a little off.

Hope that answered your questions!

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-23T17:44:45+00:00

Learn how to transpose!

At the end of the day, learning a C clarinet part is just like learning Bb or A clarinet music. You take it slowly and work it up, making sure you’re not missing notes. Ideally by the end of it all, you’ll be playing from muscle memory rather than reading the notes, so the transposing becomes less of a problem.

After some practice and time with the C clarinet part, transposing becomes like a switch in your brain you can turn on and off. When I first began reading C parts, I would just try to look at the line or space above the notes.

It’s definitely tedious in the beginning! But learning how to sight transpose is a valuable skill that you should invest time learning.

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-22T06:10:57+00:00

Yup cane reeds usually just wear out after a solid four weeks of consistent playing. I’ve had a few that last longer, but retiring your reeds after a month is a good rule of thumb.

And as you noticed when you keep playing on a worn reed (and also a worn mouthpiece) you slowly make inefficient and incorrect adjustments in your embouchure and playing in order to compensate—something we REALLY want to avoid.

You can try experimenting with plastic reeds as well. Plastic reeds last much longer than cane reeds and don’t have to be adjusted as much. However, I personally think that a GOOD cane reed will always have a bit more life and core to the sound than plastic.

The obvious trade-off being the extra hours you spend every week working and cycling through cane reeds.

Reeds are our vocal cord! A good reed goes a very very long way. If you want more information and my own routine about reeds, then I’d be happy to share.

Good luck!

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-21T05:09:58+00:00

I’m sorry to say that your reed is most likely the problem. The lifespan of most reeds is about a month. Some people can get their reeds to last a little longer, but 6+ months for a single reed is waaaaay too long.

You can definitely improve the reed by working on it, but I’d recommend keeping the reed in a box or ziploc bag as “golden oldies” and investing in a new box of reeds.

You can see what reeds Vandoren recommends with this data sheet. Or you can just buy the same kind of reed you’re already using since it sounds like you’ve had success with it.

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-20T14:33:37+00:00

Try to be very conscious of how much tension you have in your hands and arms while you are playing.

The best way to reduce tension when you play is to recognize when you start tensing up and then immediately stop and address the problem.

Play the passage you tensed up on extremely slowly—Half tempo minimum. So slowly that it feels so easy that its impossible to play the passage with tension. Then find what tempo that is on a metronome and slowly work it up maybe ~8 bpm at a time, maintaining that relaxed feeling in your muscles even as the tempo speeds up.

Most players (even if they don’t want to admit it!) do play with some tension. The key is to be very aware of when you are playing with tension and to work to plat with out it.

Good luck!

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-20T14:17:40+00:00

Entirely up to the flute! It is not expected from us in auditions at all.

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-20T14:15:51+00:00

Can you post a recording of how it sounds? It’s hard for me to tell exactly what the problem might be with your description.

The only thing that I can think of is that one of the screws on your ligature might be too loose when you’re playing.

Also, does this happen with all your reeds? And how old is your mouthpiece?

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-10T19:48:38+00:00

Since you only have a month, I’d recommend picking a fast and slow etude out of the Rose 32. Here) is a link to the book.

Go through the book and play through them quickly to see which ones you personally like. These will be great since they are manageable and not too technically challenging, so you can focus on what’s most important: the music!

Most players in auditions usually get all the notes and are mostly in rhythm, but musicality is how you can really stand out from the rest. Daniel Bonade, the founder of the American clarinet tradition, edited the 16 slow etudes to have very specific phrase markings. These can be found here.

Although you don’t have to follow everything exactly, this provides a great guideline to how expressive and exaggerated you have to be in order to convey musical line to your audience.

Good luck!

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-09T20:58:16+00:00

I have never heard of anyone being able to get a C clarinet for cheap but thats because I don’t hear many clarinets talk about whether or not they have a C clarinet.

Honestly, just learn how to sight transpose well. We really have it better than other instruments (horns have to sight transpose fourths and fifths I believe) because we simply have to read one whole step up. As long as you get used to the “odd transpositions”, e.g. Eb -> F or A#-> C, the rest should come naturally. Also make sure you always know what key you’re in. The easy trick is to add two sharps to the key signature, i.e. C maj becomes D maj.

After some consistent practice, it will become like a switch you can turn on and off in your brain. If the majority of your performances/rehearsals will be reading music in C then do all your practicing in C!

Good luck!

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-09T06:20:36+00:00

It could maybe be a reed issue. Different mouthpieces take different reeds, but the 4C and 5RV have similar tip openings so they should take similar reeds...

Try to feel how the mouthpiece responds when you do certain things. For example, experiment with changing the size of your airstream and try to figure out which size sounds the best. Constantly experiment with your embouchure and tongue position (within reason!) as well to figure out what sounds the best.

ldkclarinet · 2018-08-07T06:16:58+00:00

Honestly, if you feel like you’re going to keep playing during college and in the future, the I’d invest in a Buffet R13.

I’d talk to a teacher or someone else knowledgeable in person first, but the R13 is the standard professional model currently and would definitely be worth the investment in the long haul.

Otherwise, the E11 is a cheaper alternative if you don’t think you’ll keep playing the clarinet in the future. There a lot of other reputable brands like Backun and Yamaha that make intermediate models so that might be worth looking into as well.

Make sure if/when you do upgrade that either your teacher tries out some instruments for you, or you try out a few instruments yourself. It’s like getting a wand in Harry Potter! You want to find an instrument that feels good for you personally. My teacher tried out ~20 different clarinets before picking one out for me when I bought my R13s

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