How to Play the Alto Clarinet

[@Ray_Gun_lol]

They did him dirty with the thumbnail

[@cubeadventurer8143]

I agree! Why be messed up toward an excellent teacher.

[@summerh6646]

I opened this video because of the thumbnail lol

[@Instrumentjesus]

It’s the perfect instrument if you want regular clarinet and a bass clarinet. It’s right in the middle of those two and I love it.

[@christianjackson7523]

I have always been fascinated by this majestic instrument. I want to learn how to play the alto clarinet...bucket list!

[@cheryljones4394]

Thanks

[@michaelshelley1289]

if you know how to play ANY clarinet,...then you know how to play this one

[@brianjungen4059]

@@michaelshelley1289 no you don’t. They’re all different in certain ways.

[@michaelshelley1289]

@@brianjungen4059 they are all the same fingerings......different mouth pieces......bigger, smaller.....so what......if you know how to play one you can play them all!!!

[@brianjungen4059]

No. They all have different idiosyncrasies and all play differently. That’s why there are books and lessons dedicated to teaching how E-flat, Alto, Bass and Contra-alto etc all play differently from B-flat and each other. The way they play/respond are all totally different. But I’m just a retired professional clarinetist so what do I know.

[@RoseCadenza]

I'm quite surprised you had a video on the alto clarinet. I think alto clarinets are awesome. I've never seen anybody play one of these irl.

[@cubeadventurer8143]

Thank you. A sincere teacher with detailed info for beginners. Many don't have formal teachers and could easily not know these details. Thanks a lot!

[@nervchemnitz]

Alto clarinet was the first clarinet I learnt. One of the things I have found playing the alto compared to the smaller clarinets is you can away using a softer reed. When I play a B-flat soprano, I use a 2.5 reed but on my alto I have always gone with 2 or even 1.5 depending on the piece. Stiffer reeds actually muffle the harmonics which make the alto stand out. If you can find them Vandoren 1.5 blue box are beautiful reeds for the alto.

[@michaelshelley1289]

i found the opposite for myself.......I play on a 3 reed......use to play on smaller reeds but i was squeaking too much......since using the 3 i don't squeak anymore

[@nervchemnitz]

@@michaelshelley1289 Did you start out playing on a soprano? Thay may be why you seem to need to use a 3. Soprano to alto players seem to need to use harder reeds while many of us who never played a soprano first and started out on alto or bass, started with 1.5 and 2 and stayed with them. Different embouchure between the smaller and bigger clarinets, so reed behaves differently. In the 1970s and 1980s, alto/bass/contrabass instructor Arthur Nix reccommended using 1.5 to 2 on altos, and not harder reeds like soprano players use. To this day, I literally cannot get a 3 or harder reed to make a sound and I've been playing 25~ years on the altos. I tried one once couple years ago when i tried a sropano clarinet for the first time, couldn't get it to play.

[@michaelshelley1289]

@@nervchemnitz I'm actually a trumpet player (and baritone...my favorite) but i play all of them except for the trombone.....but the Alto Clarinet is my favorite clarinet....love them all but this one gets to the heart of me for some reason

[@michaelshelley1289]

but yes....i first learned the soprano......and it progressed

[@nervchemnitz]

@@michaelshelley1289 Same here. I came over from oboe - our community band had two oboists - but we didn't need two oboes and me being the weaker of the two, I opted to switch to something else. We were really weak on low-end instruments, like one euphonium and one bass clarinet in a group of about 40-45. I came across a brand new alto clarinet that was for sale, thought "seems different, maybe I'll switch over to that". I ended up playing an assortment of bassoon and tuba parts (east to read bass clef on an E-flat instrument) on the alto, as most alto parts don't add anything - and yes, to this day the alto clarinet is my favourite in the clarinet family even thorugh I have since acquired a bass, a couple sopranos (which I use for Swiss polka stuff), and a C clarinet.

[@jeanhodgson8623]

A very nice presentation. I would like to hear you play something on it.

[@joeg46Highlands]

I have had an alto clarinet (Bundy?) for years - bought in a pawnbrokers for peanuts. Hated it. Then I bought a Vandoren mouthpiece that really brought it to life. It even takes alto sax reeds! Playing on a strap doesn't work - ergonomics rivalling C-Melody sax - so I fitted a peg with a home made extension to allow me to play seated or standing. I had trouble with the second register until I stopped using the register key above the G. The altissimo, using my bass clarinet fingerings, gives me at least a second altissimo E, which has the mice scurrying for cover. I can understand why the original owner junked it, but that mouthpiece, and experimenting with the register key made it a bargain buy.

[@Carroll860]

This guy's accent makes the video 20 times better.

[@alissarjohnson286]

This is making me want to play again! Its been over 20 years!

[@FlashOhJoy]

Alissa Johnson 50 plus years for me...

[@SoniaJbrt]

Absolutely the most beautiful instrument next to piano. If only I could afford an alto clarinet, I would play again. I loved playing it in High School.

[@saragates4381]

Is the fingerings for alto clarinet the same as Bb? If no, what's the difference? 💕

[@TransitNerd]

They are all the same. However, some of the notes in the higher register may require different fingerings to be in tune. I hope this helps! :)

[@nervchemnitz]

Yes - except most alto clarinets have a low E-flat that soprano / B-flat clarinets don't have.

[@turnersugg]

Mix of Obama and Oscar

[@corysteiner7353]

i’m in love with this man

[@func99]

when do u freaking play the thing

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

I can't even find a demo of C major on KZbin . Any links ?

[@davidalmaga7974]

Great video for begginers (just like me). I´ve been searching something like these for weeks. Muchas gracias.

[@cookedplastic6492]

0:51 that voicecrack 😂

[@henrikwill5223]

ay we are all human

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[@bobjacobson858]

very minor

[@ronaldthomas74]

Great job , with the. Alto Clarinet !!!

[@fartwrangler]

None of my altos have a peg, but they all have two connections for a neck strap. And new 2-hook straps have become almost impossible to find.

[@joeg46Highlands]

I run a short length of light chain between the two, which enables me to put the hook on the strap in the correct position. I fitted an extended peg, which works far better, even when standing.

[@monstercomposer6875]

I play trombone. I want to play alto clarinet so bad but bands don’t use them

[@michaelshelley1289]

that's a beautiful horn!!!!

[@amiyasmathers6638]

I need help. is it just me? The higher notes won't come out but I can play notes in the lower register. P.s I just started playing it yesterday and I'm playing on a hard reed by the brand La Voz.

[@kirin8735]

Amiya Smathers its really something you need to practice, if you try to sing the note pitches for the higher register try to feel your throat muscles with your hand, you have to work those up in order to play those notes

[@drewkim6770]

Amiya Smathers I am a bass clarinet player the the high notes are dreadful

[@jaydengil3569]

Hi I’m Alcides Rodriez I play bass clarinet in the Atlanta symphony and ima show u how to play alto clarinet

[@juliangurrola1584]

Edge7YT I live in Atlanta wtf

[@zt_p8887]

@@juliangurrola1584 lol

[@arancibia2006]

Hermano!! Este tipo no dijo nada que no sepamos!! Ese clarinete se toca como todos los clarinetes, en Sib; sin embargo cuando se ocupa para tocar con otros instrumentos que no sean Clarinetes, este último pasa a su afinación natural que es el Mib.. eso da para muchas preguntas!!!!

[@leafeonisdistressed1069]

looks like he's floating

[@soupmonger7299]

anyone else notice he called the reed the mouthpiece

[@cubeadventurer8143]

Big deal OCD racist person!! He is obviously bilingual. Are you? Do you even teach?

[@tunaungkyawtunkyaw3927]

i wlant to play. it. hhee

[@cubeadventurer8143]

This teacher made me interested in Smart Music but the thumbnail they chose is very unflattering - I believe on purpose!! When I looked at SmartMusic's website it was such a turn off with their all white presentation. They didn't even TRY to reflect the world of musicians. And with their mistreatment of Mr. Rodrigues in his thumbnail, I would never join them! EVER!

[@scottjtube]

Sammy Sosa!!!

[@christinasochor]

Today i will talk to you about how to play the alto clarinet Don't

[@luisguillen794]

Alto is trash af

[@ratpasta3143]

No u-