1. By Erik and Jackson

2. What is a Clarinet? Invented around the 1690’s by Johann Christoph Denner of Nuremburg, the clarinet is a musical single-reed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical tube.

3. What is the origin of Clarinet? The origin of the Clarinet comes from Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany The clarinet was evolved from another instrument called the chalumeau.

4. How to play the Clarinet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcl0skINVU

5. From where does the sound originate? When the player blows into the mouthpiece, the reed vibrates, causing the air column inside the clarinet to also vibrate and create sound waves. The tone holes are covered with the pads of the fingers, or the keys are pressed down to produce different tones on the clarinet. The sound waves travel to the first open hole on the instrument to make a particular tone. Sound radiates outward from the bell and the open tone holes of the clarinet.

6. You play Clarinet in the Orchestra Listen to Clarinet plays in the Orchestra: http://dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/clarinet.aspx

7. You play Clarinet also in the Band

8. Types of Clarinets Sopranino Clarinet in A-flat Sopranino Clarinet in E-flat Sopranino Clarinet in D Clarinet in C Clarinet in B-flat Clarinet in A Bassette Clarinet in A Bassette Horn in F (Similar in size as the Alto clarinet but pitched in F. In the past this type of clarinet was bent in the middle but now it is straight with a metal neck.) Alto Clarinet in E-flat Bass Clarinet in Contra Alto Clarinet in E-flat Contra Bass Clarinet in B-flat

9. Fun Facts If you want to hear the clarinet played, visit this website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfM7Y9Pcdzw and go to minute 0.35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfM7Y9Pcdzw A new Clarinet cost between $400-$10,000 The clarinet will still produce sound if the bell is removed from the instrument.

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