CLARINET
The clarinet is a member of the woodwind family. Sound is produced by a vibrating single reed which releases puffs of pressurized air into the tube, whose pitch is then modified by the opening and closing of the 20 or so holes along the length of the instrument. Some of the holes are open and covered by the end of the fingers, and others are covered, padded keys. The clarinet appeared around 1700 as a modified reedpipe developed by a German flute maker named Johann Denner.
AGE TO START
Children should be at least 9 years old to physically handle these instruments. They are not available in smaller sizes like violins and guitars. The arms and fingers must be large and long enough to reach keys and cover holes. Also, the breath quantity and control needed to produce a tone require physical maturity, coordination and patience! Unfortunately our local schools do not offer band and orchestral instrument study until grade 6, but at music.4.life, we can give your child a good start on these instruments before they reach middle school.
Children should be at least 9 years old to physically handle these instruments. They are not available in smaller sizes like violins and guitars. The arms and fingers must be large and long enough to reach keys and cover holes. Also, the breath quantity and control needed to produce a tone require physical maturity, coordination and patience! Unfortunately our local schools do not offer band and orchestral instrument study until grade 6, but at music.4.life, we can give your child a good start on these instruments before they reach middle school.
music.4.life offers clarinet lessons taught by Nancy Bain. As a middle school band teacher, she has trained many beginner clarinet students and enjoys bringing them together to play duets, trios and in small ensembles.
CLARINET FACULTY
Nancy Bain
CLARINET FACULTY
Nancy Bain
