Dukas Sorcerer's Apprentice - Bass Clarinet Excerpt!

[@jackieg6754]

I think my favorite part about my audition peice this year is that they are making the bass clarinets audition with a peice that has sextuplets and syncopated sextuplets. Then if you make it you never play more than big fat potato notes. The life of highschool bass clarinet be like.

[@donquixote44]

I aspire to be a profesional bass clarinetist just like you

[@EvaporatedWalnutMilk]

Jeremiah Lesher never strive to be like your idols, strive to be even better

[@Dablangel]

How's thet going?

[@natehuff9703]

I love this channel and haven’t ever really voiced it, I just made it into all state band as second chair bass clarinet because I use your videos to get better! Thank you so much!

[@Clarinetfanz]

I once played a clarinet arrangement of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice on Contra Alto Clarinet. If I ever conduct a clarinet choir with that arrangement, I’ll tell my students to watch this video to help them learn the piece. Thank you!

[@ClarinetMF]

Love the shirt. Congratulations to Mr. Norsworthy on his new adventure! Good luck to him on his endeavors and awesome video as always :)

[@jasonknight5564]

Lovely walk-through of the excerpt. I haven't played excerpts (or prepped for an audition) in a long time, and it was great to hear your coaching; sparked some memories I haven't processed in a while. Thanks!

[@lovermuzak]

Wow, you explanation of how to play in the different clefs made so much sense.

[@JAMes-vc6gd]

Awesome!

[@jawshiee]

This piece was apart of my marching band show this year, it was our woodwind feature. While I play tuba for marching band and only play bass clarinet for concert band our woodwinds did really good on this piece. :)

[@doubletopsecret]

Fabulous. Wow. I get it. 35 years later. But I get it.

[@pukalo]

Hey Michael, do you ever do any playing on the E-flat clarinet?

[@pukalo]

@jumi060 because the place at which I rehearse is quite far and bringing my bass there is quite painful and inconvenient

[@brianjungen4059]

jumi060 because sometimes when you win a Bass job, it isn’t a Bass job, it is a “utility” clarinet job where you play bass, E-flat and any other low clarinet as required.

[@zs0005]

I slowly figured out how to transpose on my clarinet, so now I can read any instruments parts and play them lol

[@jafernan98]

This piece is seriously so much fun on both bass and Bb. Hard but fun 😅

[@ismaelmagana1654]

Thanks to this vid. I love your channel

[@joeyburgos_]

I’m playing this for my jury tomorrow! Could you also do the one 15 after 49? Love your videos!

[@christiansun1745]

Joey Burgos fancy seeing you here

[@joeyburgos_]

Christian Sun what a strange coincidence

[@tristan1568]

How do you play high notes so easily?

[@holypeanutboi3429]

Toodles2205 Practice.

[@grima5788]

Part of it is practice, but part of it is also that he has a very good instrument that hasn't been abused by the folly of bygone generations.

[@brianjungen4059]

Air. Lots of it.

[@holypeanutboi3429]

Grima That reminds me, the Bass Clarinet I had last year was hard to play high notes in even when I practiced because of those “bygone generations”.

[@joseluiz9178]

Muito agradecido pela explicação clara e precisa! BIG LIKE 👏👏👏

[@wildravez9963]

How often would you say bass clarinet is included in symphony orchestra works because my band director says bass clarinet is only included occasionally so the majority of the time it's not included.

[@kthybrown007]

You should play the bassoon part!!! (bass clef, maybe tenor at times)..... (I play both)

[@samanthapadgurskis1830]

Hi. Is it possible for you to review a Vandoren M13 clarinet mouthpiece? I am interested getting it but haven't found good reviews. You would do a good job. Thank you

[@kthybrown007]

Hi. I wondered if you had the opportunity to play an EEb contra alto clarinet? I recently played a part on one for a clarinet choir, and it is amazing -- agile like bass clarinet, not unwieldy like the contrabass, but with a huge bottom end. It is my new favorite clarinet!!! I bought a fixer-upper but no repair shops are open :-(

[@earspasm]

I know a great repair place for you. It's the guy from my plastic clarinet video. go to reedworthy.com

[@Dub361_]

Mr earspasm sir, do you modify mouthpieces?

[@earspasm]

I do not.

[@pojoboing]

6:57 7:46

[@marianamontemayorperez9822]

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[@earspasm]

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[@peterstokes683]

I love these mini lessons. How is the black chrome holding up on your instrument. I would think that it was super durable but would love some comments about it.

[@earspasm]

It’s holding up surprisingly well. On the bell’s underside, at the very bottom, it chipped a bit, but some matte black nail polish took care of it!

[@peterstokes683]

Earspasm Music that’s great to hear. Thanks for the response.

[@Zdrange03]

Wait, I thought that French convention is using treble clef throughout?

[@abedinsubashi]

Do you know how to also play saxophone?

[@TheRat1]

What kind?

[@abedinsubashi]

Bomby 151 uhhh just Sax in general. Also I was asking Michael unless this is Michael on a different account

[@TheRat1]

Abedin Subashi nope not Micheal just a nosy dude

[@sergiocabada2385]

lol the intro is more like that one glockenspiel except ;)

[@enya6224]

does bass clarinet music use tenor clef as a clef between bass and treble? i'm super used to seeing it in cello music, just curious but it may be the massive pitch difference in this exerpt

[@andydai6539]

nope, bass clarient usually reads in treble clef although sometimes in older orchestral pieces we will read in bass clef

[@Zdrange03]

At 7:00, section 51, why write such high notes in bass clef, instead of switching to treble clef? Which it eventually does, but way too late.

[@patrickhong]

It may be confusing to the reader by switching clefs where there are no rests to let the reader process the clef change (especially at that speed) And high c in the bass clef is no problem for a competent reader

[@Zdrange03]

@@patrickhong In bassoon they change clef in the most obnoxious places, competent readers have to be able to process clef changes that fast ;)

[@patrickhong]

It’s also a “sort of” convention where if your in a phrase you don’t have to change clef unless absolutely necessary

[@Zdrange03]

@@patrickhong I would have loved bassoon composers heard you ;)

[@mogmason6920]

Trust the French to overcomplicate everything!

[@ethancampbell9096]

Bass clef... just why...

[@SpaghettiToaster]

It's a bass instrument?

[@ethancampbell9096]

@@SpaghettiToaster more importantly, it's a clarinet. Every clarinet (at least to my knowledge) primarily reads treble, including the contrabass. It's just annoying and I would have to learn how to read it. I feel like there are more valuable things to practice than having to switch clefts for seemingly no reason

[@Zdrange03]

Also, the number of ledger lines in treble clef for the bottommost C is ridiculous... The bottom octave should be written in tenor or alto clefs.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@ethancampbell9096 I'm sure you're easier off learning two clefs than having to constantly read 7 ledger lines below the staff. I think only the base clarinet has a range where both clefs are necessary though. I've never seen a contrabass clarinet score but I find what you say very hard to believe. The sheet music would be an unreadable mess and I can't believe any publisher would put up with it.

[@ethancampbell9096]

@@Zdrange03 I don't have trouble with that. I would reading tenor or alto clef

[@laurieblanchet-clarinet]

Awesome!