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Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
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
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.
The Saxophone
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
Parts of the Saxophone
Types of Saxophone