Clarinet Reed Strength - What Number Should You Use?

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In this video, we're going to discuss what number reed strength should you use on the clarinet. We'll talk about the different types of clarinet reeds and their strengths, and help you choose the right reed for your needs.
If you're wondering how to know when to use a harder reed, then this video is for you! We'll discuss the different types of clarinet reeds and help you choose the right reed for your needs. After watching this video, you'll be able to play with the right amount of strength on the clarinet for the type of music you want to play!
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@robynrox

Thank you SO much for this video! I always thought I couldn't get better than mediocre at clarinet playing, but I can see that with a 2.5 reed it IS harder to get those higher notes, and especially to achieve dynamics.

@derycktrahair8108 Год назад

You are right about the Classical sound. I use a Vandoren B45 with 2/half reed. But I'm into Jazz, swing, & Musicals in the pit where flexibility of style is required. I can get away with the Classical sound but it is hard work. Wouldn't use it in a full time Orchestra. Your videos are great. We never stop learning. Thank you for helping us to be better players.

@may_may_may...

4 sounds beautiful for me 😮

@superd222tube

Vandoren 4’s at the end of 10 years of playing. Picked it up after a couple decades of not playing and really glad I had some 2 1/2’s to get back into it.

@grantkoeller8911

I love vandoren blue box traditional reeds!!!!!!!

@pL3Ym0b1L Год назад

You make all of them sound great!!

@Revan225 Год назад

Just found your channel and subbed. I used to play the Clarinet in elementary and middle school before I was separated from my clarinet. I'm now in the process of finally getting another many years later and your videos have helped fan the flame to get back into playing the Clarinet. I ever so loved it, and am looking forward to getting back into it. Your videos are most helpful and I appreciate all the tips and advice. I'll be getting a number 2 reed to ease myself back into playing. Hopefully I can re-learn quickly... its been over 15 years lol.

@tabbywarrior

I use 4 for solo/chamber and 4½-5 for orchestra.

@mattbicallproductions

I’ve been playing for 2 years and play on a 3 1/2 Strength

@davideichler5105

Once you have a decently developed embouchure, the choice of reed strength is dependent on the overall resistance that the clarinet and mouthpiece create, and of course the sound the player wants and their physical characteristics. There are concert players who use relatively soft reeds and jazz players who use a fairly concert-type set up with relatively hard reeds. There are even a few jazz players who use an extremely open mouthpiece and a medium to medium-hard reed, though a long lay on such a mouthpiece tends to moderate the resistance somewhat (probably at the expense of requiring more work to control the pitch). So, if this is meant to address intermediate and advanced players as well as beginners, I think it would be useful to get into the rest of the resistance equation more, which might require a longer video, however.

@vasileiospetropoulos2046

Have you ever explained the difference between the Greek traditional clarinet vs the western or classic clarinet

@terrfan

im in middle school rn and i use m30 with 4.0 reed

@johndarknight4419 Год назад

Many thanks for this video and channel. As a long time clarinet player I find your tips to be very useful and informative.

@ClarinetEnthusiast Год назад

I feel like I’ve been experiencing a strange trend with my reeds recently. (For context, I play on a BD5 mouthpiece.) for a while, I played on stronger reeds, 3.5+ V12 to be exact and was fine with it. Then I attended a masterclass and the teacher told me, “you sound very good, but my goodness you embouchure is holding you back.” He then took a photo of me playing and let’s just say it was strawberry chin bad haha. I’ve been fixing and now my chin is significantly better, however I felt like the reeds I’ve been playing on were now too hard, and I been going down an downward spiral and now my 3.5 Rue Lepic reeds feel stuffy (out of the 8 I’ve opened so far, 6 felt stuffy and caused an airy tone) and im considering purchasing a strength 3 Rue Lepic box, which is approximately a 2.75 traditional reed. Is this normal, or do you think there’s another factor coming into play here?

@jeremiahlevoy3435 Год назад

I recently switched up to 3’s form using 2 for a year and 2.5 for a year at this point using a 2.5 is almost to low and it’s harder to get a nice sound and it gets kazzoo(e) my teacher advised me to move to 3’s vut there harder to play on should I just keep adjusting to 3’s?