Top products from r/ConcertBand
We found 3 product mentions on r/ConcertBand. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. O304 - Celebrated Method for the Clarinet - Klose
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Title: Celebrated Method For The ClarinetAuthor: Hyacinthe E. KloseFormat: clarinetMedia: book, 9" x 12", 294 pagesPublisher: Carl Fischer (O304)
2. Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Shrink-wrapped
3. Etymotic Research ER20 High-Fidelity Earplugs (Concerts, Musicians, Airplanes, Motorcycles, Sensitivity and Universal Hearing Protection) - Standard, Clear Stem w/ Blue Tip
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Includes: 1 pair standard fit ETY Plugs with blue tips, neck cord, and carrying caseReplicates the natural response of the ear, so sound quality is the same as the original, only quieter. Music and speech are clear, not muffled.Reduces risk of hearing damage from loud noise such as concerts, theatre...
I think I understand you to be asking how to work on your Clarinet skills, am I right? I'll just run with that...
If you're looking for style interpretations the Wicked soundtrack has a fantastic pit orchestra Clarinetist who plays with an excellent "Broadway" sound. If you do your best to mimic that, you should be okay even if you only get it a little bit.
If it's a fingering issue, I'd say that you should find an etude or piece that you know cold on your saxophone and play it on the Clarinet. It will be weird hearing it in Bb instead of Eb pitch center, but since you already know the rhythms and notational markings it will help you "smooth out" your Clarinet.
Granted, these are just quick fixes... if you've got time I recommend the Klosé Method as this should help with a more Clarinet centric pedagogy.
Break a leg!
EDIT: Added link
I was pointed at these Etymotic https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044DEESS plugs, then I left the band with the trumpet section that couldn't play below forte and were right behind me. There were times when not only could I not hear my bass clarinet, I couldn't feel it play, either, aside from the vibration in the mouthpiece.
The last straw was a combination of the timpani player who couldn't tune his instrument and the trumpet blast in my ears inducing a migraine.