the clarinet is easy to learn but it gets harder as you play the trumpet is actually harder than the clarinet because of the way the instrument is played the trumpet the lips are buzzed and your lips go out easy and the clarinet you play with "granny mouth" and i find it easier i play flute, clarinet, piano, bassoon, oboe, piano and organ and so i would say the clarinet is more fun easier to play and i find the trumpets are obnoxious ok bye HAPPY HONKING

I have played both instruments (note my username) and love aspects of both. Think about where you will be playing this instrument, my point being that if interested in marching band, trumpet is definitely the way to go. It takes 8 clarinets to match the sound of one trumpet, and the sound you do get is directed towards the ground. Clarinets in marching band aren't heard unless you have a 20 piece section.

In concert bands and ensembles, clarinets usually play a lot of "black ink"- 16th note runs, sky high riffs, and may be more technically challenging. It takes time to develop nimble fingers, great tone, and a big range.

Trumpet fingerings are much easier, but the player must rely on lip position (partials or overtones) and a lot more air speed. They tough to learn in a different aspect than clarinet. Building up your higher range is tough.

All in all, it depends on you and your interests as well as your physical make-up. Listen to music of both instruments- both are pretty versatile style wise. You may even want to try both for a couple of weeks to see which one you enjoy more.

Don't factor price into your decision, they both break pretty much even in the end- as long as you take proper care of them.

Have Fun and Good luck!

Wow!

What's "Granny Mouth"?

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Is that like a Dirty Johannes?

I think what they meant by granny mouth is that the embouche you need for clarinet you get by sucking in your lower lip a bit and firming your corners.


I think you should play trombone- it is god's gift to all instruments, and everyone will secretly envy your glissing abilities...

but, to answer your question, play clarinet. No instrument is easy, but if you learn clarinet it makes it easier for you to learn saxaphone and flute.

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Clarinet is easier on your fingers, though, because you don't have to press down as hard and beause the fingering is more evenly distributed.

Personally, I have always been in love with the trumpet (but not as much as my flute). I love the sound when it's fluid and not too brassy. However, you do have to consider that clarinets are usually less expensive (although if you go with a beginner trumpet, I'm not sure that matters so much). Also, with the trumpet it would be best to be fluent in jazz (that would give you more opportunities to play) as well as Classical. The clarinet could be an interesting choice, but I would pick the trumpet.
You do have to consider the embouchure as well. How is the state of your mouth--do you have bigger lips or a gap between your teeth? I am not sure about this, but I have heard that people with gaps between their teeth have to work harder at brass instruments (of course, this could be total b.s.).
Anyway, my personal preference is the trumpet. I hope I helped a little!

i would say clarinet. its easier to learn because you dont have to much except learn fingerings. with brass instruments you have to learn the right pitch and memorize it because of the ambiture. it may be hard to get up to a high B, but once you get that its not that hard. and if you feel like switching, they're in the same key (Bb) so you dont have to relearn scales.

I say trumpet. This could because I'm a trumpet player.

Well to tell you the truth they're two completly different things. The trumpets fingerings are easier because theres less keys less combinations, but with that your lips get all the strain because with no octave key and so little key combinations your lips are the most important part. A trumpet is also easier to make a soun on but not a good one, that'll take years, I've been playing for six years and my tone still isnt ideal. But to tell you the truth the best instrument i learned to play is guitar, because if you don't plug it in, no one can hear you...good or bad!

well what answer do you expect to get the most in a trumpet forum? think about it lol (check out my new song called my testimony)

trumpet trumpet trumpet i like brass instuments of course.