Teacher Teach Thyself | LEARNING to play Turkish Clarinet LIVE

[@Joseph-u5v]

Around 15:00 to 16:00: One of the great things about Turkish music is how microtonal it is! That's one of the main reasons for using such a soft reed - you can pitch-bend your notes like crazy, like on a guitar! I play a lot of instruments, but clarinet more than anything else, and I have one of these G Albert-system clarinets and love it! (I'm quite well-known in the world of microtonal music).

[@falanlarlar]

Greetings from Turkey! Lovely bit of video, thanks a lot for the comparison 😊

[@liamclarinet]

Thanks! It's a great instrument.

[@BerkinParlakay]

Liam this was amazing. Thanks for sharing and playing for us kardeşim

[@liamclarinet]

rica ederim 🙂

[@alexgabriel5423]

A great player is the Kid Erdenay Şenlendirici, the son of Hüsnü the clarinet player on TRT. Erdenay used to play a red clarinet...maybe plastic but great sounding. These days he plays the G clarinet Albert system. He s a great player maybe one day he will surpass his father! Erdenay gives courage to all who watch him! Thank you for this Video!! ❤🎉

[@alexgabriel5423]

Great playing and Great sounding Bb clarinet! The clip producer here is a great player himself! Just amazing!!

[@tomertaponay5643]

Excellent video. Watching the comparismebt and what your thinking is quite enjoyable. On the contrary, it should be noted that Turkish people argue that their national instrument is the bağlama, originating in the east. Nevertheless, due to the widespread popularity of the clarinet and many people incorporating it into various events, Turkish people have molded the clarinet into a genuine Turkish instrument, developing a distinct style with it. Hence, in my opinion, the clarinet has evolved to become more of a Turkish national instrument than any other. The name itself indicates this: Turkish clarinet. I am grateful for your fantastic video. Best of wishes. Regards.

[@ComCaveKurs]

Hi Liam, thank you so much. Could you please add the name of the "guider" song? I'd love to find the pdf.

[@joshuakelley05]

Been interested in turkish clarinet playing recently, stumbled upon this video. Would you mind sending a link for the specific clarinet you bought? After hearing the price, I need one!

[@liamclarinet]

Thanks for watching! Here's the link to where I bought mine: ty.gl/m0wugwczor I live in Türkiye so it was easy to get, I think Trendyol does ship internationally, but keep in mind the exact same instrument is probably sold on Amazon with a different brand stencilled on it... Good luck finding one! I was amazed how well it worked.

[@carlesportellaqigong]

@@liamclarinet Is a good quality clarinet to start learning? thank you!

[@KNG-pc5qd]

beautiful !

[@liamclarinet]

thanks! gotta go live more often. it's much easier than scripting etc...

[@alexgabriel5423]

Some G carinets made in China have bad intonation on some notes, maybe from uneven holes...saw it recently at a friend s place.

[@tomerornan7127]

Hi! thank you for the great video! Coiuld please tell me the exact model of this clarinet and where I could purchase it? many thanks!

[@liamclarinet]

"Granada Sol Klarnet" - I bought it from a Turkish website called Tendyol. I live in Turkey so it was simple to order. The same instrument is almost certainly sold under different names around the world. You may have to do some sleuthing to find the OEM 😊

[@liamclarinet]

ty.gl/o8zydyo9wf

[@alexgabriel5423]

Not all accidentals are the same in all Turkish modes...they may be written with the same signs but the pitch is specific to a certain mode. The modes of Ottoman music are based on Byzantine music but many of them were created over time. A player who can teach is a must. Even Üsküdara has special accidentals...pianos are useless for Turkish music even though there are ' trespassers' sometimes on TRT. Some klarnet players in Turkey prefer #1"reeds...so that they can bend the notes easily. The Turkish Ottoman system can be 'seen on an Ottoman tanbur that has 34 sounds on the first lower octave. In the higher octave there are less divisions as the room for them is not enough on the remainder of the neck. The system is entirely based on the possibilities of the human voice in the usual range without training in opera ranges. Ottoman music not halk has more pitches per octave than Arabic music. A kanun player can show that...the Mandal fine tuners are more on a Turkish kanun.

[@Joseph-u5v]

1:01:55: The Ed is definitely an approximately E quarter-flat, which you played basically like a regular E-natural. I say approximately because Turkish theory is not based on quarter-tones, but rather on a subset of 53edo. 15\53 = ~340 cents, and 16\53 = ~362 cents, so it's either one of those. Definitely not an E-natural or anything like it.

[@clari-net6133]

Why do you have only one reed? You live in Turkey and reeds, lessons, are abundant! You have good tone and what is left is for you to keep on listening (85%), playing 15%, and learning the theory which again is abundant where you live!

[@liamclarinet]

I live in Tbilisi, Georgia, now. It's too late for me 😉

[@clari-net6133]

@@liamclarinet Totally different world...(:

[@РадославРадев-ц4к]

What reed is on the sol clarinet

[@liamclarinet]

It's just the reed that came with the clarinet. It's unmarked and very soft.

[@ohadmurlager7244]

Hi can you please give me the link to buy the clarinet?

[@liamclarinet]

www.trendyol.com/granada/4-yuzuk-sol-klarnet-parmak-dayama-ve-stand-hediye-p-330444005

[@liamclarinet]

...that's where I bought mine, I'm sure it's sold under many different 'stencilled' brands.

[@ohadmurlager7244]

Thank you!!

[@handeakman3]

#üsküdaragideriken 🎉❤ süper

[@liamclarinet]

thanks! now I know the name of the melody!