Clarinet Methods

How should your cheeks be while forming a good embouchure?

• Puffed

• Not Puffed

What is one reason a student may not be making a sound?

The lower the number, the ___________ the reed

• softer

• harder

• wetter

• more cracked

What other instruments reeds could be used on a clarinet (and is preferred for synthetic reeds)?

• alto saxophone

• bass clarinet

• soprano saxophone

• alto clarinet

what is something that can prevent a reed from cracking in a your instruments case?

What body part can you compare your MOUTHPIECE set up to? (Sarah discussed this!)

• eye

• toe

• mouth

• thumb

what part of your thumb should you use underneath the thumb rest on your right hand?

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ABOUT what angle should the clarinet be with the body?

• 60 degrees

• 5 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 180 degrees

When articulating, what is the GOLDEN RULE? (Nick discussed this!)

What could you compare your airstream to while playing a single reed instrument? (Maysi talked about this!)

• Gallon of water

• river

• hose

• waterfall