Thank you for your videos regarding reeds, I’ve been playing for just under a year, started on a 1.5 Vandoren, now flirting between a 2 and a 2.5 and trying to get the upper register sounding decent. I came across your videos when looking for information on how to know when a Reed is dead, not good out the box, too wet, too dry, needs sanding etc. Still a little overwhelmed and confused but I have a better idea than previously. Thank you.
I love this story! My two cents on your reed strength choice....I would definately NOT use a 1.5. I would prefer you to use a 2.5. A 2 would be ok with me. This will help make the clarion and above possible for you. 1.5 will not really allow that to be possible in a traditional way. You will get used to things and it will all feel normal. This will take time....but it will happen. Let me know if there are any topics that would be useful to you for me to make a video about :)
@@clarinetninjathank you for your reply. I usually start on a 2.5 and slip down to a 2 when I get tired and can’t maintain the sounds as well as when I first start. As time goes on the 2.5 will be played all the time and I’ll faze out the 2. I came here because I gave a 2.5 which i just can’t play for the life of me, I’m not experienced enough to start playing with sanding but I’ll give it a few days and I’ll throw it out if it’s still not playing ball in a couple of days.
@@clarinetninjaI would be interest in book recommendations, I’ve following 2 method books which I find work well for me. I asked my teacher about a book for warm up and long tones etc, I like having a book to follow, her recommendation is good and based around scales but I’d love to know what your favourite books are. I like to have a method book and a book that covers warmups and scales and hat I’m lacking is a book with longer pieces that I can spend a good week or two learning and really feel I’m playing. The exam pieces are ok but I’d like some alternatives.
@@willexartjust start sanding the back of it (but not the top of it) there will be a small amount of resistance change that comes from just doing that. As long as you do it on a flat surface you can’t go too far wrong. And always remember…if you were not going to play on that reed anyway, you can totally mess it up and you are in exactly the same place as when you started. Not much at risk
@@willexartit’s hard to know what to suggest as I don’t know your playing. Usually, a method book will have some kind of warm-up section or exercise but o don’t know of one that focuses exclusively on that. As far as a warm up goes, I would create my own book if I were you. I have many books that I used to have bound at staples that would be my book of the month…it would contain stuff from various books that all had intention and connection. That way I could put it on the stand alone and have everything I wanted. As far as scales…the standards are always good. Baermann, Klose, Langenus, steivenard (I am sure that’s not spelled right) are all good. I also love the opperman modern daily studies book one. All of those books are not exclusively scales, there is a lot of other good stuff in there. As far as a book with music in it I would suggest melodious and progressive studies sites by David Hite. That’s a great one.
I have not had any experience with them, however, taking a look at them online I don’t feel hopeful about them. They do produce sax reeds - it could be you have some of those or it could be that they are just a very strange product.
Thank you for your videos regarding reeds, I’ve been playing for just under a year, started on a 1.5 Vandoren, now flirting between a 2 and a 2.5 and trying to get the upper register sounding decent.
I came across your videos when looking for information on how to know when a Reed is dead, not good out the box, too wet, too dry, needs sanding etc.
Still a little overwhelmed and confused but I have a better idea than previously. Thank you.
I love this story! My two cents on your reed strength choice....I would definately NOT use a 1.5. I would prefer you to use a 2.5. A 2 would be ok with me. This will help make the clarion and above possible for you. 1.5 will not really allow that to be possible in a traditional way.
You will get used to things and it will all feel normal. This will take time....but it will happen.
Let me know if there are any topics that would be useful to you for me to make a video about :)
@@clarinetninjathank you for your reply. I usually start on a 2.5 and slip down to a 2 when I get tired and can’t maintain the sounds as well as when I first start. As time goes on the 2.5 will be played all the time and I’ll faze out the 2.
I came here because I gave a 2.5 which i just can’t play for the life of me, I’m not experienced enough to start playing with sanding but I’ll give it a few days and I’ll throw it out if it’s still not playing ball in a couple of days.
@@clarinetninjaI would be interest in book recommendations, I’ve following 2 method books which I find work well for me. I asked my teacher about a book for warm up and long tones etc, I like having a book to follow, her recommendation is good and based around scales but I’d love to know what your favourite books are.
I like to have a method book and a book that covers warmups and scales and hat I’m lacking is a book with longer pieces that I can spend a good week or two learning and really feel I’m playing. The exam pieces are ok but I’d like some alternatives.
@@willexartjust start sanding the back of it (but not the top of it) there will be a small amount of resistance change that comes from just doing that. As long as you do it on a flat surface you can’t go too far wrong. And always remember…if you were not going to play on that reed anyway, you can totally mess it up and you are in exactly the same place as when you started. Not much at risk
@@willexartit’s hard to know what to suggest as I don’t know your playing.
Usually, a method book will have some kind of warm-up section or exercise but o don’t know of one that focuses exclusively on that.
As far as a warm up goes, I would create my own book if I were you. I have many books that I used to have bound at staples that would be my book of the month…it would contain stuff from various books that all had intention and connection. That way I could put it on the stand alone and have everything I wanted.
As far as scales…the standards are always good. Baermann, Klose, Langenus, steivenard (I am sure that’s not spelled right) are all good. I also love the opperman modern daily studies book one.
All of those books are not exclusively scales, there is a lot of other good stuff in there.
As far as a book with music in it I would suggest melodious and progressive studies sites by David Hite. That’s a great one.
At least you show how to put on a Reed properly. Thank you for sharing info.
VERY helpful! I've been playing for couple of years, but your videos taught me a ton of reed knowledge, nice work👍
I am honored to have played a small role in your life:) thanks for watching
Muito profissional parabéns 👏
Is Riyin clarinet reeds good? Because it doesn’t play on the clarinet. The reeds are wide and big. Looks like saxophone reeds?
I have not had any experience with them, however, taking a look at them online I don’t feel hopeful about them. They do produce sax reeds - it could be you have some of those or it could be that they are just a very strange product.
squidward can learn from this