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Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

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Page 1: Clarinet Bass Clarinet - Forest Hills High Schoolforesthillshs.org/ourpages/auto/2013/10/16/75215148... · 2013-10-16 · This Family includes: Piccolo Clarinet, Soprano Clarinet,

Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

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A member of the Woodwind familyUsually made from a dense blackwood from Africa 

called Grenadilla

Student clarinets are often made from Plastic

Clarinet

The Clarinet is a  Single Reed instrument.

The reed is attached to the 

Clarinet with a Ligature

The Clarinet can produce tones very rapidly and has a wide range of dynamics and tone color.

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Early Clarinets

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Parts of the clarinet

Mouthpiece

LowerJoint

Reed

Barrel

UpperJoint

Ligature

Bell

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Clarinets have the biggest pitch range of woodwinds 

The Clarinet Family is the largest sub‐categoryin the woodwinds family.

This Family includes: Piccolo Clarinet, Soprano Clarinet, Basset Clarinet, Basset Horn, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 

Contra‐alto Clarinet, and Contrabass Clarinet, etc.

Modern Orchestras use multiple/multiple types of Clarinets.

Clarinets are widely used in early Jazz, and remains to be important in the genre.

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The Saxophone

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The Saxophone

The Reed is attached with a Ligature

Is a Single Reed woodwind instrument.

Most saxophones are made of Brass

The Saxophone was Invented by

in the

Adolphe Sax

1840’s

Adolpe Sax thought his new instrument should be used in 

both Band and Orchestra.

The Saxophone became one of the main instruments in 

Jazz, and is also widely used in Pop and other genres

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Parts of the Saxophone

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Types of Saxophone