![]() ![]() Pressing the register key will raise the pitch of any other fingering by an octave and a fifth. With exceptions, like the Bb throat tone, you’ll need to press this key with the thumb key. This key triggers the opening of a smaller key that actually sits higher up on the clarinet. It’s a bit confusing because you’ll trigger this key with your left thumb as well, but it serves a different purpose. Register KeyĪbove the thumb key, you’ll find the register key. Since it is an open key, you’ll need to work on putting your thumb in just the right spot to close it.Īs you learn the clarion register, you’ll need an even better position because of the next key. ![]() If you ever see a fingering chart that uses letters and numbers, this key will use the letter “T” for thumb. It acts similarly to the main keys along the body of the instrument, but it’s on the back. You’ll cover that key for most notes, though not all. ![]() One of these is a ring over a whole, and that’s the thumb key. When you look at the back of your clarinet, you’ll see two keys. These notes can sound a bit muffled, but they’re pretty easy to produce, especially for beginners. On the back is what we call the register key, but you can use it to play a Bb in the throat tone register. You’ll reach up to hit that key, and you’ll do the same for the A key, which is on the front of the clarinet. The G# key sits on the left side of the instrument above where your left hand usually is. These are the written notes G#/Ab, A, and A#/Bb, though they can include other notes when playing trills (I’ll get to that later). Throat KeysĪt the top of the clarinet, you’ll find the keys that help you produce throat tones. Of course, your right hand will support the instrument with the thumb rest, but the left hand has a lot of essential keys. When you first learn the clarinet, you’ll probably learn to use your left hand before your right. Over time, you can learn new fingerings slowly, so you’ll soon know what each key does by heart. You don’t have to learn and memorize all of these keys as a beginner. So I wanted to break it up by the keys that each hand triggers. The clarinet has a lot of keys, and it can be overwhelming to learn what each key does. However, the sounding range will change depending on the transposition of the instrument you’re playing. The written range stays the same for different types of clarinets. You may be able to play higher, but you usually don’t have to play even that high of a note. On the other end of the spectrum, the clarinet can go as high as a written C7. But when it comes to the standard Bb clarinet, E is usually the lowest. Some low clarinets, such as basses and contrabasses, can go down to an Eb (Eb3) or C (C3) below that. The clarinet can play as low as a written E below middle C (E3). One of the first things you should consider when looking at a fingering chart is the clarinet range. ![]()
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