I would concur that clarinet is more difficult. Several things to think about. Having to properly handle and adjust the reed is a matter if difficulty. Having to seal the tone holes, rather than simply press plateau keys.
The other two instruments are more forgiving of sloppy habits in the early stages. Multi-key use of fingers, such as the left index finger and the two pinkies. Neither of the other instruments have enough notes in the tube itself to make this necessary. Cultural status of the instruments can affect motivation.
Flute is a big one for girls, and sax is a big one for guys. Many folks seem to see the clarinet as being somewhere in between Also, lots of pop-culture visibility for flute and sax, while almost NONE for clarinet. By far, I find that my flute beginners are the best and fastest. Sax players generally kick in once they can blow the low notes, although they are also the most likely to quit once they actually have to get down to work.
Clarinet players always seem to be whining or finding excuses. It is very difficult to get them outside the box, and--in line with the lack of pop-culture visibility--many seem to descend into the 'I'm this chair, what chair are you? Needless to say it's one of the least lasting avenues of motivation. I've had a number of flute and sax players make extraordinary strides in the first year of instruction.
With the clarinet, I find these kinds of go-getters to be very rare. Perhaps some instrument-vs-personality study or a thread on the subject is in order. I can't help but think there's a connection. Author: Bartmann Date: I read Sylvangale's link and it sparked a line of thought. An earlier poster metioned the relationship of SATB. Since the flute is considered a melodic instrument it often plays melodies that a child can grasp better than harmonic material. I agree and would further suggest that since flute is pitched in C a young student can play their favorite show tunes, or popular songs with piano accompaniment very easily.
And that is a VERY important aspect of learning music: playing music that you already know. So in many ways flute has a much larger repertoire: both music that can be userped, like soprano vocal music, or music written specifically for it. And another thing: teeth. Kids teeth come in at different ages and can be very irregular at times.
Of course this wreaks havoc on the clarinet embouchure and comfort level. And braces only add to the misery of the young clarinetist. Bartmann PS. I still love the clarinet. It's also no picnic for young flutists, especially the ones who had a nice sound before they got braces Author: Tom A Date: So let's have some opinions about band methods which are based on the concert B flat scale.
Going C to D and E flat to F on the flute ain't easy for the little kids, at least in the early stages. Post by dustmop » Sat Mar 17, am. Post by flutepicc06 » Mon Mar 19, pm. Post by jadoo » Sun Nov 06, am. Post by StephenC » Thu Mar 01, am. Post by flutego12 » Mon Apr 02, am.
Post by Thunderlily » Sat Jun 23, pm. Privacy Terms. Quick links. Flute vs clarinet lets compare Post by sinebar » Tue Feb 27, pm Well I've been playing the clarinet for 10 months, not a long time, and the flute for about 2 months now. One thing I have found is that the flute is a lot less problematic.
Or is this just my imagination. It seems like everytime I play either of my two Yamaha clarinets I have some sort of issue not related to player. These two model clarinets are not cheapos and I have them checked frequently. I spend a lot of my practice time having to fiddle with them.
The clarinet has a somewhat similar sound to the soprano saxophone , but it still has a voice all on its own. As the flute goes higher in pitch the sound feels more intense as is true for most instruments , but less breathy in any case. The flute is bright sounding and can approach shrill in the higher register A different type of flute called the piccolo can definitely be considered almost all-shrill.
This is probably one of the biggest differences between the concert and the clarinet. The clarinet has a mouthpiece where the player blows directly into the instrument, but blowing into the instrument is not what makes the sound.
There is a special attachment to the clarinet called a reed that is attached to the mouthpiece called a ligature. The ligature has to be tightened only to the point where the reed will stay attached to the instrument but loose enough to give the reed the flexibility it needs to vibrate.
The player rests the instrument gently inside their mouth with the reed against the lower lip. The player blows in a controlled fashion inside the instrument and across the reed. The reed vibrates when the air moves just right and this moves the air inside the instrument.
The player must have an extremely coordinated embouchure which is a fancy word for the lips, mouth, and tongue all working together to make the sound. Not to anyone. Probably not even to mice. The physics of the flute is very interesting, and very different from the clarinet.
The flute player also uses a finely-coordinated embouchure shape and coordination of lips, mouth and tongue to blow into and across the embouchure hole. This motion causes the air inside the flute to oscillate rapidly. The air alternates super quickly between escaping the mouthpiece of the flute and rushing in. The flute player places the lip plate gently against their bottom lip and then forms their embouchure so they can blow a very focused air column against the far edge of the embouchure hole.
The flute makes sound through the oscillation of the air from breath escaping and entering the flute, rapidly. The clarinet makes sound by the clarinet player blowing across a reed causing it to vibrate which vibrates the air inside the clarinet.
The concert flute and the clarinet sound very different from one another. The clarinet can produce a strong tone in the lower register, while the flute can produce a stronger tone in the higher register. The clarinet actually can play very high strongly as well, but it all comes down to the sound the composer wants in the song. In orchestral music, because of their difference in sound the clarinets and the flutes balances each other out, and are both given extremely fast moving music parts to generate excitement and tension.
Neither flutes or clarinets are exceptionally loud and so in a big loud piece with lots of brass they often are in the background filling out the song.
If you want to do two instruments you could consider doing the clarinet and then perhaps the bass clarinet. In high school I played flute, piccolo, and then tried the trombone. THAT was hard going from treble clef to bass. But good luck with whatever you choose.
One of my very first teachers recommended the flute over any other wind instrument because fundamentally, all of the fingerings as they relate to the written music are the same.
If you learn the flute first, you can switch over to the oboe,the english horn, all of the saxophones, or the clarinet with relative ease. In fact, if you played the recorder in your elementary school system, you already know the basic finger positions for all these instruments! The tricky part is having to learn different finger positions for the notes in the other octaves.
The REALLY hard part for me was and is trying to learn and remember all of the possible fingerings for the whole instrument. I started on the flute when I was 12 years old. I am now a LOT older and will be playing the flute, clarinet and saxophone in a brand new off-broadway musical production. You want to know the really funny part? Playing the clarinet first will help you with your reed embouchure and that may help you with sax or bass clarinet.
But playing the flute first helps you to learn the whole woodwind family! Think on this Cammy Posted by Archived posts. I would go with clarinet but it depends on what you want to do - clarinets tend to be more versatile than the flute and a lot more expressive due to its ability to extend dynamic range and tonal quality.
I find the flute to be harsh and irritating - not to mention a bit of the same old same old. Abby Posted by Archived posts.
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