How to Be a Better Clarinetist WITHOUT Picking Up a Clarinet

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We will all find times when we can't (or don't) practice the clarinet when we should. What can you do to become a better player without even picking up the clarinet? At home with COVID and no will to practice, here is what I did to become a better clarinet player
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00:00 introduction
02:11 Robert Marcellus - Debussy Premiere Rhapsody
4:49 Robert Marcellus - Mozart Clarinet Concerto (live)
06:10 Robert Marcellus - Kodaly Dances of Galanta
09:16 Harold Wright - Kodaly Dances of Galanta
11:16 Ricardo Morales - Kovacs Hommage Strauss
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  • @francissadleir9805
    @francissadleir980510 ай бұрын

    The core to Harold wrights sound is something pretty special. ❤

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree! Of all the historical clarinet sounds, I wish most of all that I got to hear him play in person

  • @think2023
    @think2023 Жыл бұрын

    was in audience for a marcellus master class. Totally blind and a simple toot after putting reed on and that man...that God of clarinet .....could imitate EVERYTHING each different student did..timbre, attack, note shape, EVERYTHING on one setup.

  • @allanjmcpherson
    @allanjmcpherson Жыл бұрын

    I had a professor who summarized the idea that you should never play so loud that you lost the focus in the phrase "never louder than lovely."

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

    That is a wonderful way of saying it! I always felt it sounded weird coming out of my mouth...so I never say it that way - but I fully think its a great way to say it

  • @MrSouzy
    @MrSouzy Жыл бұрын

    as a beginner clarinettist I would live to play the Debussy. If is funny you said the word floating. Because when I listen to this I alway think of flying or soaring through the sky...or better said I feel my soul is soaring through the sky...

  • @josephdvorak9241
    @josephdvorak9241 Жыл бұрын

    Great picks!! Feel better Jay!!

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joseph! This time was worse than the first time I had it - I am through the worst of it

  • @josephdvorak9241

    @josephdvorak9241

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad the worst is behind you! Rest up!

  • @derycktrahair8108
    @derycktrahair8108 Жыл бұрын

    Good video. We heard great players. If CLT doesn't work out for you, you could get a job as a Sports Commentator. Get well soon.

  • @think2023
    @think2023 Жыл бұрын

    funny thing. listening to Marcellus does make me a better player...but the strange thing is the more I listen....the better HE gets! in a similar vein...the more I played the Mozart, the HARDER it got! Playing skills are not the only skills critical to being a musician...listening skill is equally important.

  • @joachimakerlind4453
    @joachimakerlind4453 Жыл бұрын

    Hi All these examples are wonderfull. But sometimes it feels a bit stiff or to much tone sound and to little expression. There are so manny ways the clarinet can sound. Do listen to players like Jack Brymer or George Pieterson. They where just amazing. A european sound yes. Try to compare how they frase f ex listen to Peterson in Debussy. It’s just wonderfull how he use the clarinet like a voice more than a clarinet- his version of Debussy is just outstanding

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Joachim! I agree with you about the many ways in which the clarinet can sound beautiful. I have a good friend that studied with George Peterson, but I am not that familiar with his playing. I know Jack Brymer's playing. De Peyer's playing is the playing that I know best that is outside of the tone profile that I hear for myself. Yes, this group of recordings is pretty specific to my own "thing". I can't dispute that. During my Covid quarantine, I was going through players that influenced me that had videos that I was shocked didn't have more views. I agree that my pursuit could have, and perhaps should have, gone outside the people that play in a way that is what I emulate. I will be the first to be on board with appreciating playing that sounds different than my own.

  • @malachiayala3346
    @malachiayala3346 Жыл бұрын

    I am a new clarinetist player I do not know which brand to buy I want to buy a good brand but I also need an affordable price can you please let me know which do you think is the best brand

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Malachi If you can find a buffet, selmer, yamaha, or even Jupiter at a price point that feels accessible to you - I would go that route. There are certainly cheaper ways to go, and some may be ok at first, but they don’t hold up very well. The most important thing is a mouthpiece on any option you go with. I made a student mouthpiece video with options from 10 to 30 dollars that will make any student model clarinet a better experience. The lowest price of one of the brands I listed will be a good starting place. Those are all reputable manufacturers

  • @malachiayala3346

    @malachiayala3346

    Жыл бұрын

    @@clarinetninja Thank you for the advice I will look into the brand that you showed me again thank you for your help

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @malachiayala3346

    @malachiayala3346

    Жыл бұрын

    @@clarinetninja which reeds you recommend I do not know which brand to get and I do not want to get the wrong brand this is the last thing

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

    @@malachiayala3346 The standard reed I start people on is Rico orange box #2 amzn.to/3CK2TOY this should be good for at least the first six months of playing (more than one box...but this type of reed)

  • @txsphere
    @txsphere Жыл бұрын

    Love this. Hope the kid didn't get the covid.

  • @clarinetninja

    @clarinetninja

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for both sentiments!