![]() ![]() Doing things correctly off the block goes a long way to learning things on your own, so even a couple months of private instruction can really help you understand what you're doing and build a firm foundation to keep going on your own.When it comes to tuning a clarinet, there is a wide array of ways to do it, including using applications and hardware, and one may ask, which is the best way to use a tuner for a clarinet? You really should consider trying to find a teacher if you can. Something that will help you blow, and help you adjust the pitch to counter the built-in pitch tendencies of the instrument. One thing you can do to help yourself is try to get a good "setup" - mouthpiece, reed, ligature. You're going to have to work quite hard to counter its inherent problems. Maybe check notes other than open G and see if they're also flipping between two notes or if they're more consistent than the G.Īlso, if your Clarinet came with two barrels, make sure you're using the shorter one.Ĭheap low-cost Clarinets unfortunately are notorious for having substantial tuning problems, so the fact that you've got an ambiguous intonation on the G is not helpful to anything. That said, also make sure you didn't somehow get a Clarinet in A. Play long tones and work on getting those notes to register close to straight-needle for as long as you can. If open G is showing E a lot, your embouchure is probably too loose. It's worth noting that you don't have to be straight-needle perfect as a beginner, just get close and work most on getting good intonation on longer, held notes. Over time, you'll want to develop your ear so you're not relying on the tuner. Tuner-practice is a good and valid technique, especially if you're playing alone and without a teacher. If it bothers you, you can download an app for your phone, or go to and use the "Settings" interface to change "Concert Pitch" to "Bb 3". ![]() Transposition is a bit rare in low-cost discrete tuners (i.e. It's a perfectly fine brand, but odds are your tuner is just fine. Oh man, you have a ball of things to address here: If I'm playing E thats a Gb right, so I'm flat? Last thing if my clarinet is pretty cheap and basic should it still play all the notes correctly?Įdit: No I mean Flat. So if I'm playing E thats me being sharp with my breath or embrouchure or something? I did know Bb clarinets were a whole step down aswell, tuner confused me! Lol I started to think the E was correct and was adjusting like testing the barrel length to get a nice green E for open G. I only been playing a week though.īut often it does show F. An open G shows E a lot of the time on the tuner, which I just got. My ears aren't trained I don't really know what I'm playing, didn't realise it wasn't the right notes. I don't have a teacher, is playing infront of a tuner something you do for each note of a song when you are learning? The tuner has pitch but its just adjusts the Hz from 440 to something else. If you have a preference, you should try to figure out what the app or device will show you before purchase - user manuals are often available online if you search something like "Korg CA-1 User Manual", which can help you find out details like this. An in-line tuner pedal I just bought for my non-Clarinet work has a firmware setting that lets you choose flats, sharps, or a predetermined mix. What is shown on a digital app-tuner these days depends to an extent on the bias and background of the coders - Strings players are more likely to play in sharp-keys, so an app built by violinists will tend to use sharps, while an app built by band-people would likely use more flats. I used to have a device-tuner that'd show all flats because that was the symbol they built into the LCD screen, but at the same time I had a bandmate whose tuner showed all sharps. Regarding sharp-versus-flat display, it's all over the place. ![]() I'd recommend being comfortable doing the conversion in your head, since your teacher/director/conductor may call concert-pitch notes sometimes and ask "who has this note", but on a daily basis using the tech shift is fine. After 20 years I really don't think twice about "play G, see F", it just happens. Personally, I do the conversion myself, but that's a choice, not a mandate. If you have a physical tuner, check the manual, see if it lists "transposition" or "pitch" as an option. It's relatively common for digital tuners to allow pitch transposition these days I think most of the tuner-apps I've seen for phones have it buried in settings somewhere. Sean Osborn's playlist of orchestral excerptsĬlarinet Institute free sheet music (solos and chamber ensemble music) Texas UIL Solo List (click "event code" to choose instrument) We love clarinet music and clarinet performers here!Īn exhaustive list of essential clarinet music A place for all the Clarinet players/music lovers out there!įeel totally free to post any cool links of clarinet music or videos as well. ![]()
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