1. wet the reed using your mouth until it is moist.
2. Line up the reed and the mouth peice
3. get the ligature(the metal, rubber or plastic thing) and slide it over the mouth peice.
4. line up the reed, mouth peice and ligature then tighten the ligature.
5. make sure the ligature is past the light yellow part of the reed.
6. build your Clarinet together and blow into it.
The best reed brand I recommend is Vandorean. Rico is a very bad brand and will break easily.Clarinet reeds come from cane.
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I suspect you are referring to single reeds (clarinet and sax) and double reeds (oboe and bassoon).
There may be a couple of reasons. The reeds may be either too thin or too thick for you to play with. Or, it's common to find "bad reeds" in a new box of reeds, yes I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Even when the box of reeds is the same thickness there are little variations in the cut that can make one reed play better than another. It's customary for clarinet players to either throw away some of the "new reeds", fix them or simply use them only to study.
Clarinet reeds come from cane.
One place you can get clarinet reeds is The Music Stop. They sell Rico and Vandoren reeds.
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Well, it is depending on what type of company you are buying a clarinet from. Some companies allow and don't allow reeds.
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I suspect you are referring to single reeds (clarinet and sax) and double reeds (oboe and bassoon).
If you mean "reeds" no, trumpets do no use reeds. Some woodwind instruments use reeds, like the saxophone, clarinet, and oboe.
A reed. Single reeds are used on the mouthpieces of clarinets and saxophones.
There may be a couple of reasons. The reeds may be either too thin or too thick for you to play with. Or, it's common to find "bad reeds" in a new box of reeds, yes I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Even when the box of reeds is the same thickness there are little variations in the cut that can make one reed play better than another. It's customary for clarinet players to either throw away some of the "new reeds", fix them or simply use them only to study.
oboes are double reeded instruments whereas clarinets use single reeds
The benefits of using Legere synthetic clarinet reeds over traditional cane reeds include consistent performance, durability, and longevity. Synthetic reeds do not need to be moistened, are less prone to warping or breaking, and can last longer than cane reeds. Additionally, they are more stable in different weather conditions and require less maintenance.