In this mini-lesson I cover the first notes on the bass clarinet, what their names are, and how to properly play them. If you have any requests for mini-lessons, please comment below. Don't forget to subscribe!
I've been wanting to switch from Bb clarinet to Bass, but I was too scared cause I didn't want to learn totally different notes. Now I know that it is the same notes as the Bb clarinet, thank you!
It's the exact same for me. I've been playing clarinet for 8 years and I've wanted to switch for years but my orchestra sold our bass clarinet. Now I'm gonna buy my own but I was scared it would be like a saxophone.
I need to teach a kid how to play bass clarinet but I don't really know how to teach it so this video was really helpful! Hopefully once we get a none broken bass for him he'll be able to play it better
my band teacher wants me to learn bass clarinet for concert band, but i was worried i would struggle with fingering. little did i know the fingering is the same as Bb clarinet. this vid was really helpful.
This was awesome!! I’m the section leader but I’m only a freshman and my director is putting an 8th grader on the base clarinet. I’m trying to make a lesson plan for her and the B flat clarinets( I’ve been working with the b flats and they have improved) but the base just got switched a few days ago and.... she’s a tiny girl... but this video was really helpful and I will remember those tips!! Thank you🙏
I am the most advanced in my whole band and the best in the clarinet... I am trying out the Bass Clarinet and I heard that the fingerings are the same as the regular one but I wanted to watch this and see if there is any difference... and also I needed help because i couldnt play the highnotes... Tyvm for this video have a great day!
lol just stumbled across this video... I taught myself to play in High School, in both regular band and jazz band. I cant read a note one, but learned by ear. My favorite of course was the pink panther.. lol
So i am planning to start playing Bass clarinet. Since I already play Alto sax, i found this video super helpful! Thank you so so much. All I need is the bass clarinet lol
I’ve played the Bb clarinet for five years now and I’m playing the bass clarinet for the first time in my school’s pit orchestra. I have no problem walking notes down or up from a G F E D or C but when i try to start on a note other than those five I have a very hard time getting them to speak. Any suggestions would be super helpful! Thanks!
I currently play Bb Clarinet and I was wondering if Bass Clarinet's music is transposed on octave higher than it really is to prevent several ledger lines leading down to the lower notes because I heard for the most part it is still always written in treble clef.
I play soprano clarinet so is the bass clarinets the same notes and fingerings just a clarinet that’s a octave lower? I’m gonna switch to bass clarinet
Sorry to ask and to comment this from such a long time ago but my band teacher says the keys at the top or the opposite saying that the C D E F G is she wrong or do I have a different type of instrument?
Hello ma'am, I play a high school bass clarinet, and when I play the middle staff A, it also open up the key that only open when you play the Bb key. I dont know who else to ask, but I do need help. When I play it sounds very sharp and it only works as a normal A if I hold down the key that opens with Bb as I play. Please comment back soon, thank you
To play the middle staff A, you press the A key with the knuckle of the left hand pointer finger, just as on the regular clarinet. It opens the A hole and the A flat (G sharp) hole only - just two holes. The B flat mechanism does not move. It should be in tune. There shouldn't be any problem.
When you’ve been playing trombone for 3 years and you can’t go into marching band with it so you have to switch but you’re too damn stuck up to baritone so you wanna play bass clarinet (or clarinet)
Thank you so much, I am switching from tenor to bari, then to a bass clarinet. I was a little curious on the keywork of a clarinet and if it is akin to a saxophone. The open note is g or is it in the same key as a tenor open note? I have a lot to learn-
Some schools do have marching basses. If your school does, I suggest using a harness instead of a neck strap so that you can more evenly distribute the weight of the bass.
I’m wondering, how do I make a, I guess I’d call it a C#? From the left hand’s C before going back to D? Gosh, that was a weird question, I know. But any help you could provide would be ever so gratefully appreciated.
It depends. The bass is big, and some smaller students have trouble reaching some of the keys. Getting used to the amount of air it takes to sound good can be a challenge too. But bass clarinet band music tends to be easier, so it can be a good way to ease into clarinet playing. If possible, I recommend starting on Bb and doubling on bass.
It depends. The bass is big, and some smaller students have trouble reaching some of the keys. Getting used to the amount of air it takes to sound good can be a challenge too. But bass clarinet band music tends to be easier, so it can be a good way to ease into clarinet playing. If possible, I recommend starting on Bb and doubling on bass.
Hi, just a small question. I like to start playing the clarinet again after 25 years. Can I right away start on a bass clarinet or should I first begin with Bb to build up again and then later with Bass Whats your take on this? Thank you so much.
You can start on bass clarinet, but good private teachers are less common on bass clarinet, though most clarinet teachers can teach bass clarinet. If you plan on playing in any groups, such as orchestras, symphonies or jazz, the clarinet is a much better option, but if it's just for fun, bass clarinet is a great option and you can start on it
I’ve played clarinet for two years and I’m thing about switching to bass clarinet I’m just wondering if that’s a good idea.is it the same in a way.also it it like a clarinet combined with a sax?
If you have small hands, it might be a bit difficult. Everything note played on a bass clarinet is an octave lower than a Bb Clarinet. It will take time to get used to the air needed to play it, give it a couple days and work with it; you'll get really good soon! There is a stand that the instrument uses to stand on, you can adjust this if it doesn't fit your height. A clarinet has clarinet-like low notes (low notes are notes without the octave/register key) and saxophone-like high notes (high notes are notes with the octave/register key). I think you'd be very good at the bass clarinet.
To not have the Bass Clarinet fall when you play thumb F, you must have a perfect posture. Your back must be completely straight with your tailbone tucked out. Your right thumb can also lend support under the hook. Oh yeah, you must be leaning forward to make the horn fall. Don't lean back or forward. It'll hurt your posture in the long run, and you'll look weird.
@@colin2408 Thx. Thing is, even of I'm straight and the clarinet is straight, the mouth still exerts some kind of pressure (slight but still) and the left thumb also to be able to close the hole shut. So mouth + thumb are pushing the clarinet forward. The thumb under its rest is not enough to counteract this force.
Hi! I'm picking up a bass clarinet for the first time in 8 years, and I start either getting really airy sounds or squeaking when I get to the lower right hand notes. Any tips?
I'm new to the bass having played clarinet for three or four years. Any suggestions please for good mouthpieces on bass. I have an Uebel Emperior. Great video by the way.
The highest official note is the second (written) C above the treble clef. Its fingering is the same as for the regular clarinet. It sounds concert B flat, an octave and a tone lower. On either size clarinet, it is not often called for. One can go higher, with special fingerings, but that is not really what the bass clarinet is for.
Almost exactly the same. The altissimo fingerings are different, and there is the extra low Eb (or D, C#, and C if you have the low C extension) at the bottom.
