Clarinet fingering

    
Clarinet fingering    22:49 on Saturday, May 16, 2015          

vadim2101
(7 points)
Posted by vadim2101

I am a new clarinet player and just bought a new YamahaYCL-450N. According to fingering chart, if You just blow into the clarinet without pressing any keys, it should sound G. In my case, the sound is E. And the rest of the notes sound 2 semi-tones lower, than it should be.
Is anybody knows what is goign on, please?


Re: Clarinet fingering    13:56 on Friday, May 22, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

It's definately a B flat instrument, is it? Are one or more pads stuck down?


Re: Clarinet fingering    13:58 on Friday, May 22, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

Or failing to open matbe?


Re: Clarinet fingering    13:59 on Friday, May 22, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

That's maybe. If only there was an edit facility on this forum


Re: Clarinet fingering    22:08 on Friday, May 22, 2015          

vadim2101
(7 points)
Posted by vadim2101

It should be b flat. I checked all pads, Keyes. All of them work fine. I can play any melodies but they sound one tone lower than should be.


Re: Clarinet fingering    04:08 on Saturday, May 23, 2015          

contra448
(771 points)
Posted by contra448

That's why it's called a B flat clarinet. A written C sounds Bb etc.
Why the G sounds E could be the upper ring key is not opening with all fingers & thumb off. You are taking your thumb off for the G?


Re: Clarinet fingering    09:47 on Saturday, May 23, 2015          

vadim2101
(7 points)
Posted by vadim2101

Checked again all Keyes, pads,springs-OK. Still sounds E without pressing any Keyes.


Re: Clarinet fingering    04:23 on Sunday, May 24, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

Two semitones lower than concert pitch is correct for a B flat instrument, if you are using the names of the concert pitch notes as your reference. So what is labelled G will come out as F. That's correct. But as you say it comes out as E, while all the other notes come out correctly, so that must mean that only the G note is wrong on the instrument. Look at the thumb on the left hand as you hold the clarinet - is it pressing on the key/covering the hole? If so take it off and see if that helps.


Re: Clarinet fingering    11:16 on Sunday, May 24, 2015          

vadim2101
(7 points)
Posted by vadim2101

No, as I mentioned before, all Keyes sound two semitones lower.


Re: Clarinet fingering    14:06 on Sunday, May 24, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

This discussion is becoming difficult to understand. You originally said that all the notes play two notes lower than they are supposed to. What do you think they are supposed to do? They are supposed to play two semitones lower than concert pitch, like I told you. It's a transposing instrument whose music has to be written two semitones higher than concert for it to work out in an orchestra. Your other statement was that the G (concert) is comiong out not as F (like I've told you it should do) but as E. This might be because you are accidentally closing the F hole with the thumb of your left hand. Is this tyhe case or not because I'm rapidly losing patience with you.


Re: Clarinet fingering    19:59 on Sunday, May 24, 2015          

vadim2101
(7 points)
Posted by vadim2101

Sorry to drive You crazy. I am new in this field and may not understand some terms. I just wanted to say that I got fingering chart for B flat clarinet from the internet and try to get the correct sounds. So according to the chart if You don't press any Keyes the sound should be G. I compare it with 440hz tuned piano and it sounds E( two semitones below). The same happened to the rest of the notes. Is that right for B flat clarinet?
Thank You for Your patience.


Re: Clarinet fingering    03:56 on Monday, May 25, 2015          

contra448
(771 points)
Posted by contra448

But 2 semitones below G is F not E.

All notes sounding 2 semitones lower than written is correct.



Re: Clarinet fingering    06:49 on Monday, May 25, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

Here here. That's right. You really must stick to what you originally said Vadimir or we can't understand you. Just to say it again, two semitones down is F. Now you are saying the erroneous note is an F but at first you said it was an E. I agree, it's what all M flat instruments do.


Re: Clarinet fingering    06:51 on Monday, May 25, 2015          

woolyhead
(42 points)
Posted by woolyhead

That's B flat of course. If only we had an edit facility


Re: Clarinet fingering    09:11 on Monday, May 25, 2015          

vadim2101
(7 points)
Posted by vadim2101

Thank You very much Guys for being so patient with me. It was my mistake. Now , it is clear for me. Sorry, it took me a while)
All the best, stay well.


   








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