Clarinet Grade 7: Technique

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your clarinet is a rocket 🚀 — you need to blast past tricky notes with fast fingers and smooth air.

2. 2

   What's the most important thing for fast clarinet playing?

3. 3

   Tap the notes of a D major scale going up — one finger tap per note.

4. 4

   Let's play a D major arpeggio (D-F#-A-D) together.

5. 5

   Now you try — tap the arpeggio pattern in order.

6. 6

   Which note comes after F# in a D major arpeggio?

7. 7

   What should your air do when playing fast passages?