what is the size and model of the silverstein?

You're a truly GREAT music teacher. THANK YOU !!!

Très joli son !

I also use Legere synth reeds.. I have 4 of the reeds that I rotate.

Like what you’re doing with tone on this. 😀.

Dear Mr. Agid, I‘be been learning for one year , still Platin in the calmeau Register for me it was rhe wisest advice take your time and practive slowly and relax. I’ m always too ambitous .Thank you and greetings from East Germany

I’ll never forgive my high school band teacher for not allowing a clarinet in his jazz band and requiring me to play in marching band if I wanted to play in symphonic band. It made me quit playing. Now for a birthday present at 48 years old I was given my old clarinet back again, recorked and repadded, so I can play with my teenage son who plays the stand up bass. Inspiring stuff, loving your channel as I am trying to pickup where I left off.

Goodd❤❤

I needed this lesson. Thank you.

Which of your pdfs are best for improving my fingering techniques? I can’t do b flat to c and vice versa as well as I’d like,

Good teacher!

What a clear sound ! bravo !

Excellent ! Would love a soundslice with this !

Another thing to learn. ❤ Thank you for teaching (and setting very high goals😄)

Love it!

Great playing! great sound and feel! Singing and Swinging!

Was that All of Me?

Wheres the ligature from? Nice tone

Amazing! Where can I download this specific score on Clarke studies 4 clarinet? Couldnt find on your website. Thanks again professor! ❤

What reed and mouthpiece do you use Gregory?

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Thanks for the tip 🙏 Is it a soprano Bb clarinet too ?

I sometimes have trouble placing the B neatly because I have long fingers. Gonna try this instead.

yeahhh greg!!

Thanks! Does practicing on your clarinet substitute to some degree for practicing on your saxophone, and vice versa?

This is kinda random. I began playing clarinet when I was a kid, I played for like 7 years in an orchestra amd it was pain, I felt so insuficient every time haha. I'm 20 now, and im in an improv ensemble, and Im beggining to trully fall in love with music again, I kinda suck, but I fell hopefull haha

That's a great video, mate, well constructed.

Do you really have a swing IN your house ?

I do have a little high frequency loss so my comments on comparisons may be useless. I did not hear enough of a difference to matter. When performing, the audience is not going to know the difference. It hears only one ligature and your overall quality makes gives much more pleasure than just the small differences in ligature. What does matter is how well the ligature performs for you. My experience is that matters more than the sound. The reed and mouthpiece will affect the sound a lot more. If anything, the Silverstein is a wee tad brighter than the others. I prefer a richer, darker sound on the low notes and a brighter one on the high notes. I used to play the $150 Silverstein and the Rovner. I went to the Van Doren shop and tried four of their ligatures against the Rovner. I noticed a big difference with their gold MO ligature and it is the only ligature I play today. I will try it against the Silverstein. A note about your testing method. It would never pass peer review. First, you disclose as you should that you are on Silverstein's payroll. Next, you stated your preferences before you played them. Then, the viewer and you both knew which ligature you were playing and when you changed them. You played them in the same order each time. If you really want to test any of your gear properly, do it so the listener cannot know what you are playing and when. And no, I am neither a disgruntled relative, getting paid by a competitor or angry customer.

You can only play one note at a time. LOL.

As an oboist sorta

That. Was such a great lesson. And what a great way to start being able to improvise. THANK YOU!! ❤

Great!

Your videos just keep getting better and better. Your class also looks so much fun, your playing is wonderful and the video is full of great practice ideas Thanks so much for sharing and helping to keep people (i.e. me) motivated on this journey. I have no money to spare but you have my heart-felt super thanks :)

Great work, this is very useful. I got a couple of the Abersold books a long time ago, couldn't make much sense connecting it to the music. This video connects the dots. I am a bluegrass fiddler; this will add a lot of spice to my (evolving) improve. Most of what you say applies to bluegrass as well.

Bravooo!

Hi Geg Have you any tips for timing. I can manage 4/4 timing but when it comes to 2/4 or 3/4 I get completely lost. I can count easily enough when I am not playing but both together I get out of time.

Great video Greg. Always nice to revisit the basics! You sure make playing triads sound so cool!

Wonderful video. Love your playing.

Thanks!

What a great lesson! The real deal. Thank you so much 🙏

Thanks for the shout out!

Love these comments really useful. Have plaid for 60 years but can still get some important lessons from your observations.

Gregory, you're the man! Your tutorials are brilliant. Thanks.

Glad to have come across your channel. I’m daz from Australia.

Awesome instructor

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for setting straight, every teacher as focused on bottom lip, I tried you’re advice, instant transformation, so happy thank you , I’m daz from Australia, I came back to clarinet past two months after 40 years. , what I’ve learned off you tube from professionals as blown my mind, I’ve grown at enormous rate,

Excellent, finally someone who advises correct reed position in mouth

I’ve never thought to do this. Maybe I’ll try it out

Thanks so much for this video. I really needed to hear some of these tips!