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What do you need to play the bass clarinet?
A bass clarinet
Is the clarinet like the base clarinet?
Somewhat. The Bass Clarinet sounds an octave lower than the Bb Clarinet. It is also much bigger and requires much more air, as well as a looser embrochure. There are also a couple extra keys (depending on your model) that allow you to play even lower than low E.
Does the bass clarinet play in the bass clef?
no, i play the Bass Clarinet and all my music sheets have just a tribal clef
Lowest note on a Bass clarinet?
an A 440Hz, in an orchestra given by an oboe
How do you play the bass?
well I learned by playing the clarinet first i've been playing for two years now. It really isn't that much different then playing the clarinet, it's just an octave lower.
How do you play a D note on clarinet?
Second two fingers on left hand first finger on right octave key and second top key of the four at the bottom of the clarinet
Why is the bass clarinet woodwind?
The bass clarinet is a woodwind cause it requires you to blow into it to play.
Are bass and reguler clarinets the same?
No, a bass clarinet and regualr clarinet are not the same. A bass clarinet is much bgger and produces lower notes than a regular clarinet. However, they do have the same fingerings for a note. I play the bass clarinet and the reular clarinet play the same notes and t he fingering are the same but the bass is alot lower. They have there own music. They are similar in ways and different in others.
Why do bass clarinets play in orchestras?
Bass clarinets play in orchestras because orchestras sometimes play pieces that are scored for bass clarinet, or have bass clarinet parts in it. One example of a piece like that is The Rite Of Spring, by Igor Stravinsky. It has significant solos and duets by the bass clarinet, and "the show cannot go on" without the bass clarinet. But most pieces, do not have bass clarinet parts, so the bass clarinet is rarely seen in orchestras today.
How do you play Bb on a clarinet?
hold down the octave key and A
Can you play bass clarinet and not play regular clarinet?
yes, but its probably very difficult all of the fingerings and notes are the same on a bass clarinet as a regular clarinet. i played clarinet 2 and a half year before i switched to bass clarinet. i would recomend at leay 1 year of beginers lessons before playing the bass clarinet
Do you have to stand to play Bass Clarinet?
No.
