Clarinet Grade 2: Technique

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your clarinet is a friendly dragon 🐉 that loves to breathe! When you blow into it, the reed wiggles like a tiny grasshopper 🦗 to make sound.

2. 2

   What wiggles to make the sound on a clarinet?

3. 3

   Tap the reed on the mouthpiece to see it wiggle like a grasshopper!

4. 4

   Let's play a note together — a low note called 'E' 🎵

5. 5

   Now you try! Blow gently into your imaginary clarinet to make a long, smooth sound.

6. 6

   When you blow into the clarinet, should you blow hard or gently?

7. 7

   Which finger covers the hole for the note 'E'?