Hi, I’m Ariana wood wind performer and instructor. Today I’m showing you the clarinet basics. And now that we know how to breathe, how to do a correct embouchure and how to sit and tongue, I would like to show you how to play your first song.
Our first song is going to be Hot Cross Buns. So, as you can see here I’ve got Hot Cross Buns written out on the staff. As we learned, this is E-D-C, E-D-C, C-C-C-C, D-D-D-D-E-D-C. Now, if you’re wondering why some note looks different from others, we have some with stems, some there are just open circles and some there are filled in with stems, Ill explain that real quick. First off, a note that’s an open circle with a stem; that’s a half note; that gets two counts, an open circle with no stems is a whole note and that gets four counts and these are quarter notes. They have the filled in note and a stem. So, now that we know how to count it and what the different notes are, I’m going to go ahead and play it for you.
Alright, now that we know how to play a little song on the clarinet, now I would like to talk to you about how to take care of and select your reeds.
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