Clarinet
This holds the reed onto the mouthpiece
What is the ligature
What is the marking for a medium-loud dynamic
Mezzo Forte
What does staccato mean?
Short, but usually light and bouncy
This scale has 1 flat
F - the flat is Bb
Who is a female jazz clarinetist we watched a video of in this class?
Doreen Ketchens (from New Orleans)
How can you describe clarinet voicing (tongue positions)?
the “EE” position or cat hiss
What does the dynamic marking pp mean?
pp is softer than piano - pianissimo
What is the marking for giving a note its full value
Tenuto
This scale has 2 sharps
D major - (c# and f#)
What is the highest pitch clarinet
Ab clarinet
Name all the parts of a clarinet
Mouthpiece, Ligature, Reed, Barrel, Upper joint, Lower joint, Bell
Name the dynamic marking for getting gradually softer?
Decrescendo
What style of articulation is more connected?
Legato or slurring
This scale has one sharp
G major (F#)
What instruments are double reed instruments?
Oboes and bassoons
Name the three registers of the clarinet
Chalumeau, clarion, altissimo
What does subito mean? Like subito piano?
Suddenly!
What articulation marking is shorter - marcato or accent?
Marcato
This scale has 3 flats
Eb Major
What instruments are single reed instruments?
Clarinets and saxophones
Name 3 well-known living clarinetists
Martin Frost, Anthony McGill, Sabine Meyer, Stephen Williamson, Nicholas Baldeyrou, Doreen Ketchens, Ricardo Morales, Julian Bliss, Anat Cohen, etc….
What is the dynamic marking for very very loud?
fortississimo or fff
What does it mean if you have a staccato and a slur together?
Legato tonguing
This scale has 5 sharps
B major
Is clarinet fun?
YES!!! DUH!!!