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ClarinetPacket#1–Mr.Fisher

Fillinthepartsoftheclarinet.WordBank:barrel,bell,upperjoint,lowerjoint,mouthpiece,reed,keys,ligature

Settingupyourclarinet:1.Soakyourreed gentlyinyourmouth

2.Attachtheupperjointtothelowerjoint carefully

3.Twistthebell tothelowerjoint 

4.Twistthebarrel totheupperjoint 

5.Lineupthemouthpieceandputitstraightonthebarrel 

5.Carefullyputthemoistreed onthemouthpieceandattachtheligaturebytwisting

thescrews

The“Form”toMakeaSound(4parts)1.Frontteethdownrestingonmouthpiece

2.Lowerliptuckedin

3.Tightencornersofyourmouth(sonoaircomesout!)

4.Sitstraight,ontheedgeofyourchair,withmouthpiecedown

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Inmusic,weplay“notes”.Weknow3thingsaboutnotes.

1.  Theirname(A,B,C,D,E,F,orG)2.  Howlongtoplaythemfor3.  Thefingeringtomakethenoteontheinstrument

TypesofNotes:1.  QuarterNote=1Beat

2.  HalfNote=2Beats

3.  DottedHalfNote=3beats

4. WholeNote=4beats

•  WeknowwhichnotestoplaybyreadingtheStaff –astaffhasfivelinesand4spacesmadeofwalksandskipswherethedifferenttypesofnotes

areplaced

TheNotes:Fornow,wewillstartwith5basicnotes–C,D,E,F,andG

C–thumb+1,2,3

D–thumb+1,2

E–thumb+1

F–thumbalone

G–open(pushyourrightthumbuptobalancetheinstrument)

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-Notesareplacedonthestaff indifferentgroupsorsectionscalledmeasures.

Fornow,thereareeithertwo,three,orfourbeats/countsineachmeasure,

dependingonthesong.

2/4–wecount“One,Two…OneTwo…OneTwo…OneTwo”

3/4–wecount“One,two,three…One,two,three..One,two,three”

4/4–wecount“One,two,three,four…One,two,three,four…”

RULESofPlayingClarinet :

1.  Alwayslookathowmanybeatsareineachmeasure(2,3,or4)2.  CLAPtherhythmoutloudwhileCOUNTINGthebeatsbeforeyouplay3.  Singthesongoutloudinthecorrecttimebeforeyouplay4.  NEVERwritethenamesofyournoteanywhereonthestaff5.  ReadWALKSandSKIPSontheinstrumentandmoveyourfingersaccordingtothenote

6. Relaxandhavefun:)

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