How to Hold the Clarinet
The clarinet is supported by your right thumb. The thumb itself does not take all the weight of the instrument, but it is the focus point which is in contact with the instrument. The muscles of the arm help to hold the clarinet steadily in position. The following photo shows the basic playing position. The left hand is always above the right. Place your fingers in position for the E note as shown on the fingering diagram and you will be ready to begin playing.
Class Sessions
1- The Clarinet as a Transposing Instrument
2- The Note F
3- The Note D
4- The Common Time Signature
5- The Eighth Rest
6- INTRODUCTION
7- Tuning Your Clarinet
8- The Note Low E
9- The Triplet
10- New Sounds and Rhythms, Sharps and Flats, Transposing
11- The Eighth Note
12- The Note Low B
13- Parts of the Clarinet
14- The Dotted Quarter Note
15- The G Major Scale
16- Learning the Notes, Basic Techniques
17- D.C Al Fine
18- 12 Bar Blues
19- The Tie
20- First And Second Endings
21- Keys And Key Signatures
22- The Lead-in
23- How To Read Music
24- Syncopation
25- Swing Rhythms
26- Index of Fingerings
27- Putting the Clarinet Together
28- Before You Begin
29- Chord Symbols
30- Breathing Technique
31- Attaching the Mouthpiece
32- Keys And Key Signatures
33- Tone Development
34- Clarinets
35- The F Major Scale
36- Other Useful Exercises
37- Relative Keys
38- The Key Of F Major
39- Keeping Time
40- Attaching the Reed
41- Reeds
42- Transposing
43- Posture
44- Breath Marks (<span class="symbolB">;</span>)
45- How to Hold the Clarinet
46- Approach to Practice
47- Playing In All Keys
48- Fingering Numbers
49- Playing Your First Note
50- Tonguing