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I need help my gf plays and i want to teach her how to play cuz she has the clarinet i play the trumpet so if u have n e reading music tips or clarinet tips plz help bc we dnt have much timie till band starts ans private instructers are deff out the ? nd were limited cuz her mom dnt lyk me so i cant go over their nd she cant come over here

trumpets and clarinets are played completely differently, but you should help her with switching from a B flat to a B natrual. Once she gets that down the rest will be much easier.

sooo ur gf wants to play clarinet but she dont knw how?? all she has 2 do is learn how 2 read music it is very simple just get a book from a music store and get her a book with every thing she needs 2 knw like ombisure and posture and the have her learn the notes if she knws how 2 play piano she already knws her notes she just needs 2 knw fingering and wat notes go where on the musc line and the treble clefs, flats, sharps witch u can learn the flats and sharps off a piano ohhh and tell her tht never 2 eat before playing and if u do brush ur teeth before u do play cuz if u dont u get food in ur instrament and if u dont clean it out it will get moldy and fast only cuz of moisture, then u get sick and its not pretty any just have her learn the basics

I play clarinet. You can PM me anytime if either of you have a question about it.

Hmmmmm....She has to learn the notes and the fingerings and what helped me is by using a book called Essential Elements. I've been playing Clarinet for 7 years and every time I needed help with a finger like G in the 3rd octave ( Sometimes I second guess myself and I have to go and check...well I used to.) I would refer to that book. That book comes in many levels so you have one for beginner, intermediate, and higher...there are different versions for Bb clarinet. . . if she practices the clarinet with those book for an hour each day, she'll get it in no time.

You play trumpet...Whoa. Two different instruments there. . .Two different ways to play, two different ways to produce a tone, and different variations of methods for both sets of instruments. I suggest finding a seasoned clarinet player to help her and walk her through the steps.

ditto-just pm me-ill do the best i can.&btw-tell her to practice breathing-thatz the key-once u can breath w/out gasping for air every 2measures-then just work on fingering!

Well, since clarinet wasnt my first instrument and I changed in the middle of my 7th grade year , I was kind of thrown off, as I d=had no oppurtunity to learn slowly and surely like everyone else, I just started reading my music (which I could read, ) and got the fingerings down eventually.
But I kind of had to get off to a sprinting start
if your Girl Friend wants to learn how to play clarinet, take this into mind:
1.Can she read music?
2. Is she physically able to play the clarinet (Clarinet requires that you have nothing between your keys and your fingers)
3. will she commit to doing so.

and by the way, Trumpet player teaching someone how to play clarinet=bad idea.