NMC Learning at Home: Saxophone vs. Clarinet

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NMC Learning at Home: Saxophone vs. Clarinet

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National Music Centre

Күн бұрын

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@eduardogaona8510 3 жыл бұрын

"I thought the conflict would generate more views" this guy knows how people work

@puppybasketball3548 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@nonsequitor 2 жыл бұрын

😂👊

@espr7564 2 жыл бұрын

He knows how people work? Errrr NO

@lyva 10 ай бұрын

@@espr7564r/woosh

@ninjaaron 4 жыл бұрын

The "neck" on the clarinet is called the barrel.

@oscarwattsoboe 3 жыл бұрын

I know lol

@coral0578 3 жыл бұрын

ty 😂

@WatchOnYT 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, it's funny they call it that.

@annstropes2236 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. 👍🏼

@bradiano3764 3 жыл бұрын

God bless you

@matthewdemasi1363 3 жыл бұрын

This is the "Bill Nye" of music!

@PandaJason-mf6gr 3 жыл бұрын

He even looks like him

@JTS_P 3 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what i thought!

@HelloooThere 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t give him that credit.

@devildicer 6 ай бұрын

Period

@marylorenzo 3 жыл бұрын

clarinet played by a seasoned player and assuming one likes what is being played, can make an absolutely dreamy sound

@trup1372 Жыл бұрын

Classical saxophone is right in there with the dreamy sound. Jazz to me just sounds lazy

@ExhaustedOwl 5 күн бұрын

@trup1372 jazz is a very broad genre, and there is some that's very complex & virtuosic which you might like. Keep listening to lots of composers and you'll be pleasantly surprised :)

@WalkOverHotCoal 3 жыл бұрын

I started with the clarinet because it was cheaper on a student budget. Now I have saxophones. I believe the clarinet is sweeter and is more suitable for classical music and jazz. The open tone holes allow better control in expert hands. The sax is obviously louder and is brassier because of the cone shape as well as the metallic material they are usually constructed from. So I think rock and roll and pop music are a good match for sax. But the sax has less control than the clarinet because of the close tone holes. Importantly, sax gets the chicks !

@vetlerradio 2 жыл бұрын

But the sax is THE jazz melodic instrument...

@immunetowesternlies8697 Жыл бұрын

Guitar get the chicks. Remember that

@sarastonebell9053 Жыл бұрын

Both clarinet and saxophone fit into the jazz category. When I think of an instrument for jazz I immediately think of a sax.

@WalkOverHotCoal Жыл бұрын

@@immunetowesternlies8697 But it didn't work for me!

@WalkOverHotCoal Жыл бұрын

@@sarastonebell9053 Yes, I agree. There are many very exceptional Jazz bands with equally exceptional Sax and clarinet performers. Sax players are more showy, prancing around the stage.😁 There are a few Jazz bands in New Orleans which I enjoy watching and listening on KZfaq. Both sax and clarinet featured prominently and expertly in them. And don't forget the rest of the woodwinds.

@JamReeder 3 жыл бұрын

The clarinet takes and develops a much more disciplined embracer. The keys work develops a more precise technique and it has a more complex musical design, which takes a bit more thought and discipline (there is that D word again) to play and to improvise on. Both instruments are fun to play. First learn clarinet and the path to the saxophone will be paved for fast progression.

@isaiahd9947 3 жыл бұрын

Lol this is what I unintentionally did. I picked clarinet when I was in middle school because they made it seem like I couldn't play sax and then 4 years later I switched to sax. Btw to me the clarinet and the saxophone are equally as difficult/easy to play on, key-wise

@aerogames3300 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing is typically when people choose sax they want to go for the more jazzy style whereas the clarinet is typically viewed and played as a classical instrument i think that unless they joined a jazz band that would be the one thing that could be taken away from the wonderful experience that is the world of jazz/saxophone (obviously the clarinet is a great jazz instrument and the sax is a great classical instrument) but from what I’ve seen this is what I have noticed

@zephgamer0891 3 жыл бұрын

I play sax but I’m just now learning clarinet

@narutoespina3605 3 жыл бұрын

Are you good? Clarinet for jazz oh hell nooo

@sarastonebell9053 2 жыл бұрын

@@narutoespina3605 my dad wanted me to play clarinet in 5th grade because he thinks clarinet should be used more in jazz lol.

@maryannalexander9657 2 жыл бұрын

as a music teacher for 50 years i loved this video a great teacher!

@ReverendElation Жыл бұрын

Is it true that all Canadian musicians prefer to play in the key of “eh”?

@silpo4164 Жыл бұрын

Hello, excellent explanation on both noble instruments! I definitely believe, given the unstable experience that local saxophonists have had trying to play clarinet after years and years of blasting their saxophones, that learning clarinet first or simultaneously is better than the other way around; because the clarinet discontinues the lower octave (chalomeau) with the upper one (Clarin); because between one and the other there is a twelfth of tonal difference, which is why you have to assimilate in your brain the throat notes that connect both twelfths. In the case of saxophones, fingering is easier, because there is a fair octaba between the low and medium tonality and the positioning of the fingers is exactly the same for the same notes. It seems to me that the clarinet is one of the most complete woodwind instruments. Of course there may be honorable exceptions, as in every rule. Hug from Silverio's Argentine Patagonia.

@potatoes__tomatoes__2993 3 жыл бұрын

came to figure out the difference so I could know which one was playing when I listen to jazz while working. stayed for the THE RAW ENERGY

@_sb_1168 2 жыл бұрын

9:44 as a clarinet player, I agree with this fully

@tinamarie9136 Жыл бұрын

As a clarinet beginner, I also agree.

@sarastonebell9053 Жыл бұрын

Honestly yeah 😔

@q12aw50 Жыл бұрын

As a player of both, agree? It’s hit or miss. One of my good friends is also a player of both😂

@Thetinycritic 3 ай бұрын

Same

@JTS_P 3 жыл бұрын

Ive never noticed how cool and jazzy these instruments sounded outside of concerts lol

@Fred-le7bl Жыл бұрын

The part attached below the mouthpiece of a clarinet is called the barrel, not the neck. On a sax that part is called the neck or gooseneck.

@rezzab 9 ай бұрын

He also called the clarinet bell a cone.

@tysoflowin 3 жыл бұрын

He's crazy and I love it lol

@ajla318 3 жыл бұрын

This is like the tiktok challange 'how to say you aren't mentaly stable without saying i am not mentaly stable' 😂😂😂 he is hilarious

@unix1605 2 жыл бұрын

Clarinets have basically the same fingering as the recorder. ALMOST (I just started the clarinet) The clarinet needs a lot and I MEAN ALOT of air. Like ALOT. So yeah

@OTLCellartapes 4 жыл бұрын

I'd heard the cylinder vs cone thing before but it was described as "square wave vs sawtooth = fewer vs more harmonics" - your "reflections come straight out isntead of being contained for ages" explanation was much clearer - thank you! (Damn, but I'm Loving Canada these days!)

@rswan6542 3 жыл бұрын

A wonderful, informative video of interest to Musicians and Physicists ( especially for those of us interested in both ) complete with funny, geeky humour. Well done !!

@eylab1541 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is a genius. I wanna watch all of his videos.

@HarshvardhanKanthode 3 жыл бұрын

This man is my Spirit Animal

@chillbro2275 3 жыл бұрын

wooow very interesting diagram. The whole comparison was engaging and informative. Actually, i've been learning about other woodwinds and speculating about which to try because i wasn't much interested in my alto sax -- haven't practiced in years. But hearing the little snippets he played got me interested in it.

@user-xn4ng2mm1d Жыл бұрын

Reeds are a plant named reed. The pipe attached to the mouthpiece of a clarinet is called a barrel.

@SamLesCreations 3 жыл бұрын

I love your silly video!! I'm a clarinetist but I've always wanted to learn sax so I FINALLY got one and I'm learning everything I can. In my search I've learned that sax uses a completely different embouchure! And multiple! Also you use your palm??? Whaaaaat? Also nice mega man tune! Lol So thank you for the very informative and amusing video!!!

@mamaschaff8185 Жыл бұрын

embouchure - as a clarinet major (MANY years ago), I took a semester of saxophone as a secondary instrument...My sax teacher (who also happened to be my clarinet teacher) told me "it's a saxophone (shrug), stick it in your mouth and blow) :-)

@q12aw50 Жыл бұрын

If you say alto sax istg

@fulfillkhongkiang2513 3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing the Alto saxophone for 5 years now but I've just started learning the Bb clarinet for about a month now. I face more challenges with the clarinet than I did with the saxophone.

@chloeartistic 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, really?! I’ve been playing clarinet for around 2 years and I want to try sax someday! Clarinet was suuuper easy for me in the beginning, but the notes and things get harder, especially getting started on the the notes above b flat.

@nyktalgia6669 Жыл бұрын

@@chloeartistic I have friends who learned to play sax after learning clarinet and they say they're much the same

@chloeartistic Жыл бұрын

@@nyktalgia6669 good to know 😁👍

@wwjd7 22 күн бұрын

Hi there from Switzerland 😄 Good to be here. Thanks for all this great music Informations. I'm a singer and want to find out what Instrument I want to learn next. Thought about Oboe and Klarinette. Still in progress. 🎉

@garethrutherford Ай бұрын

this was excellent .. and fun!! well done ! I cannot say which is better ,, alternate between both depending on which tunes!!

@wwjd7 22 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! You've done a terrific job! 🎉

@philips4074 3 жыл бұрын

Fun learning!

@Jim_in_AR 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video for seeing their differences! As a 75-year-old debating which, if either, to play, which one is easier to learn to play?

@breannarobinson9130 3 жыл бұрын

I play clarinet and have dabbled in saxophone and in my opinion clarinet is a lot more difficult to master but there is almost more to go. Ive played for 4 years and there are unique struggles such as the break and fingering to remember, saxophone is much more straightforward. If you want to learn quickly I suggest saxophone, if you’re on a budget maybe clarinet.

@shototodoroki4044 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a bit late, but as someone who plays both saxophone and clarinet, I’d choose saxophone. Saxophone overall in my opinion is easier but it really depends what you’re looking at.

@derycktrahair8108 Ай бұрын

This guy is a great music teacher. It is hard to impress teenagers who have been given everything. When you work for something, you know you love it. (then again there were more Live jobs to play in our day). The kids don't know how it was, & oldies can't work out to do it again. Get the audience dancing. Music must be the "Wonderful talent".

@Global_Unity 19 күн бұрын

This guy is a good educator!

@zvonimirtosic6171 3 жыл бұрын

The main difference between two is that on a clarinet, most of the time players spends to play the music. On the sax, most of the time the player spends to play in tune. :-) The sax in incredibly hard to play in tune, but that is part of its charm.

@vadimzitsermusicianvlogcha3870 2 жыл бұрын

Strange. I never had this problem.

@evantheeducator4075 3 жыл бұрын

You're right! I misnamed the "barrel" of the clarinet. Sorry about that.

@mohanedamer5995 3 ай бұрын

Much love from Cairo, Egypt

@Janna52 2 жыл бұрын

I played the sax and now changed to Clarinet. The hardest part is to get used to the different grip when you (for example) read a C that's a completly different grip on the Clarinet (is like the G-grip on sax). I hope i can get used to it…..

@kaet8333 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really into steampunk music and I had trouble telling these two apart for a long time, so thanks

@rezzab 9 ай бұрын

One thing that is very important, the saxophone overblows an octave, the clarinet overblows a twelth above the fundamental making it much more difficult to play, I know saxophone players who decided to play clarinet as well, some gave up others found it difficult.

@aliyamoon80 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to play my clarinets.

@louisfeurino7182 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. This man has a quirky Marty Feldman vibe that I enjoyed while I was following his teaching process. Again, nice video.

@carolrussell9907 3 жыл бұрын

I love the energy of your presentation. Thank you

@hyliansaviour9420 Жыл бұрын

You can definitely play rhapsody in blue on a bowed string instrument. I've seen someone do it on a viola. Sounded really good!

@Sacto_Dave 3 жыл бұрын

Despite my criticism of the info below this guy makes the science of musical instruments kinda fun. Everybody's gotta have a gimmick. More power to him. But .... Reeds are made of cane not bamboo. Specifically its species name is Arundo donax and it's a type cane or reed found in marshy or wetlands areas. Most reed cane is grown in France but it grows pretty much anywhere there's a wet marshy area. The state of California even has an eradication program for arundo donax because it grows in our sloughs and marshes and pushes out native species. It's considered an invasive species. There are 1000 species of bamboo but Arundo donax isn't one of them .....and.... a sax has a neck or crook but a clarinet has a barrel.

@puppybasketball3548 3 жыл бұрын

Haha!! So funny. Also helpful for me choosing my band instrument!

@zarminaabbas3969 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Which one did you choose?

@zeniktorres4320 2 жыл бұрын

If I had to choose one I prefer the saxophone overall. Love its variety of tone, from the classical to the jazzy and rock tone. Unfortunately its harder to get the intonation spot on.

@selimahmed9325 Жыл бұрын

VERY JOLLY YOU ARE AND A AMUSING MAN--YOUR VIDEO IS A LEARNING ONE AND YOUR EXPLANATION IS CLEAR---FROM BANGLADESH ON 21/10/2022

@nealmascarenhas1262 Жыл бұрын

Very weirdly this Entire video was Entertaining as well as Educational. Thank you ❤️

@DENZBES 3 жыл бұрын

best music instrumental battle

@ShaneisRight Жыл бұрын

I know almost nothing of music (reading it and playing it, I mean). It is the one language above all others I wish my brain could understand. And yet, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Everything about it.

@emulemelito2887 3 жыл бұрын

I love the sax

@immaYoubing 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to study clarinet. I love clarinet more, bcuz it sound more melancholic to me.

@brendareed8412 3 жыл бұрын

The oboe is even more otherworldly and sad. But you have to make your own reeds.

@chloeartistic 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a clarinetist and playing sad, slow songs and fast, angry songs rock! I love playing and listening to angry music more though lol. I realllllly want to play a really high angry song.

@deadmanswife3625 2 жыл бұрын

@@brendareed8412 true?

@krane15 Жыл бұрын

@@chloeartistic Angry? You might want to look up a better synonym.

@chloeartistic Жыл бұрын

@@krane15 why

@lorie-annealuna1809 2 ай бұрын

Really loved this video! Thank you! 😁

@Joeybsmooth 4 жыл бұрын

As a sax player the clarinet always looked like it had a million keys..and the when I counted one day the sax had more lol. And I just somehow never noticed

@aineangeles2648 3 жыл бұрын

Will it be easy for someone like you who as a saxophone player to learn clarinet??

@aerogames3300 3 жыл бұрын

Well depending on the type of sax you play you might have to change your embouchure drastically like if you played bari sax and then moved to the sort of tiny mouthpiece that a clarinet I think that might be the biggest problem the only other problem I see is that the fingerings for clarinet seem much more complex and you would also need to learn to read Bb (that wouldn’t be too hard tho) so personally I would stick with my saxophone but it would probably be similar to learning sax so idk hope that helps a little

@josephcassady450 3 жыл бұрын

@@aineangeles2648 I can't necessarily answer your question, but I've played clarinet for 7 years, and I just started learning tenor sax this year. The sax actually has less keys than the clarinet, but the general layout of both are very similar. The instruments are fundamentally very similar. The two challenging learning curves when switching are learning how to switch between the clarinet's 12 note key system and the sax's 8 note key system and switching between the embouchures (mouth posture) of the two instruments. While many concepts are the same, learning both instruments can be rather challenging due to muscle memory. TLDR; It's a relatively easy switch, but there are some challenges.

@aineangeles2648 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcassady450 thank you for the information you've shared. I would want to learn either, I just don't know which one. Thank you. Oh, have you considered the oboe, the flute or the bassoon? Thanks again

@josephcassady450 3 жыл бұрын

@@aineangeles2648 I really want to learn oboe, and I'm starting to learn some flute at the moment, but I intend to practice it a lot over the summer when I have more time. I have never been that passionate about bassoon, but if I ever learn oboe, I'll probably try to learn bassoon too. And if you're going to pick between clarinet and sax, it really depends on what kind of music you like to play. If you want to play pop and jazz, sax is definitely for you. If you're more geared toward orchestral music, clarinet might be a better option. At the end of the day, both instruments can play any genre, and I'd recommend learning both; however if you are going to pick just one to start consider the type of music you like playing/listening to.

@Tony-ex2rm 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't the clarinet get a point for also being used in rock and jazz???

@krane15 Жыл бұрын

And don't forget orchestra.

@yologuy7771 3 жыл бұрын

He is the Bill Nye of music

@arnoldwegstern5124 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice. But take a look on Martin Schmidt-Hahn clarinet !!

@pausalvado7912 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@hairycoo Жыл бұрын

This guy is my all time favourite muppet!

@darksun4523 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Fun, accessible and full of usefull facts and tips.

@Cornhole1 3 жыл бұрын

Clarinet "neck". *barrel*. This a great video though, I love it!

@michaeldean9338 Жыл бұрын

Fun presentation. Extra points for the Dolphy reference :)

@shannonnicollechannel5884 Жыл бұрын

I play both

@jeromekay2106 2 жыл бұрын

The part of the clarinet next to the mouthpiece is called the barrel.

@dookoonu2741 3 ай бұрын

Nice video! Which one is easier to learn?

@noelaruldas1152 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your demonstration and explanation!

@saxmusicmail 3 ай бұрын

Without a doubt, saxophonists have always been cooler than clarinetists. But listen to the great blend with the Glenn Miller sax section, clarinet lead plus two alto and two tenor saxophones. The clarinet really adds a nice sparkle on top.

@lurgy5177 3 жыл бұрын

Fun video really enjoy watching this ! Cheers

@Saxophone_god 5 ай бұрын

A match made in heaven.

@dutchmcfadyen5867 3 жыл бұрын

This was a good video! If you ever want to rap about the science of Guitars or the amplifiers and stuff that comes with it is be willing to be a part of a project like that!

@shripkanth 2 жыл бұрын

You are GREAT!! Lovely to see this

@davidsamuelcraig 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is great! Brilliant video.

@MG-gg9dh 3 жыл бұрын

Great thanks

@laurencecousins2264 3 жыл бұрын

Clarinet has more octaves. Worth two saxophones. Coltrane's first woodwind was clarinet.

@isaiahd9947 3 жыл бұрын

I never understood what people meant when they say this. Both saxophone and clarinet have an infinite range upwards?

@aerogames3300 3 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahd9947 no what he/she means is that a clarinet can play higher than a saxophone (depending on what type of saxophone) an alto sax which is in the key of Eb has the range from low A# to high F I’m not sure on a clarinet to put it simply clarinet can go higher than a sax depending on the saxophone. Does this answer your question?

@isaiahd9947 3 жыл бұрын

@@aerogames3300 not exactly. Cause both saxophone and clarinet have an infinite range upwards if you use altissimo?

@aerogames3300 3 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahd9947 yes. But what they meant is that without using altissimo the clarinets have more octaves than the sax.

@isaiahd9947 3 жыл бұрын

@@aerogames3300 Whats the point of saying that though? Like nearly every saxophonist who has been playing for a couple years can play altissimo. Same with clarinet

@BroShredJ Жыл бұрын

I still liked it, but I thought you were going to cover which one is generally easier to learn at home

@ericmartinez4084 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thank you. Saludos de Guatemala :)

@konstantinstamatov9568 Жыл бұрын

Greate greate greate.... U helped alot to learn new stuff but still cant chose between them cuz i waant to play more of a turkish gypsy muzick like kuchek and jazz as well....still cant chose

@elissahunt Жыл бұрын

You don't have to choose. Play both, and use whichever one sounds best on the particular piece of music you're performing.

@bobogus7559 10 ай бұрын

4:05 Actually, you've got a ton of pitch control that can be achieved using your hand. By creating a cone with your hand and putting that at the end of the neck, you can open and close it in various shapes to get much lower notes and even jump to much higher harmonics.

@josephharrison9600 2 жыл бұрын

I just like this guy. This kind live longer, because they take life easy and careless

@tmsoens 3 жыл бұрын

But seriously, the clarinet is better right?

@nubiamontesinos 3 жыл бұрын

Yessss. Squidward plays the clarinet so this its the reason why the clarinet its better hahaha

@Cxshout_jc 3 жыл бұрын

@nubiamontesinos 3 жыл бұрын

@@Cxshout_jc yes

@Cxshout_jc 3 жыл бұрын

@@nubiamontesinos u play clarinet? 😂

@Cxshout_jc 3 жыл бұрын

@@nubiamontesinos you are like 10

@michaelashelton1665 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video, thank you!

@Naomi1 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this video, and how you made it :D

@williamgregory1848 Жыл бұрын

I play the saxophone but I’ve seen a lot of saxophone players also play clarinet. It really makes me want to play the clarinet!

@q12aw50 Жыл бұрын

Do it. Just don’t use sax embouchure

@valkyrie_592 Жыл бұрын

Sax embrouchure will absolutely kill your clarinet playing💀💀. I am actually kind of taken by storm on how disciplined the clarinet embrouchure is now that I play the flute

@q12aw50 Жыл бұрын

@@valkyrie_592 depends on what sax you play

@AnthropogenicInversion Жыл бұрын

wonderful instruments. although i'm having problems putting the reed in the right place, it doesn't oscillate how it should, therefore it doesn't make sound...

@zenitzoo7307 Жыл бұрын

I play oboe but I’ve always wanted to try clarinet Idk just something about the clarinets smooth sound

@135789able Жыл бұрын

That was awesome! Nice one mate :-)

@the_monolith5 3 жыл бұрын

In Texas we call the “the neck” of the clarinet “the barrel.”

@PandaJason-mf6gr 3 жыл бұрын

Same thing in Utah

@chloeartistic 2 жыл бұрын

Same in Iowa lmbo

@saxomut4162 4 ай бұрын

reeds are not bamboo, it is cane

@annanguyen4702 Жыл бұрын

I’ll play clarinet next year

@beloastropena7236 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful video.

@CaleAnderson 3 жыл бұрын

This. Is. A. Great. Video ☘️

@samantha4575 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣WHO USES RICO REEDS🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Fun fact: the neck on the clarinet is actually the barrel, the hole on top of the body is actually smaller than the bottom because the plastic or wood is thinner, and the cone on the bottom is actually the bell Sincerely: a clarinet player of a long time. Ps. This video is great🤣🤣🤣

@ajla318 3 жыл бұрын

They are actually common for sax players, while clarinetists usually just use vandoren

@samantha4575 3 жыл бұрын

@@ajla318 yeah it was kind of a joke that I realize in hind sight no one would really get😂 I use rico royals, which are better than regular ricos, and vandorens. Definitely no shade thrown 😁

@ajla318 3 жыл бұрын

@@samantha4575 oh okay :) you use rico for clarinet?

@chloeartistic 2 жыл бұрын

I use normal Rico reeds and am probably going to try hardness 3. What hardness do you play with and what’s the best for you?

@theweirdo6415 2 жыл бұрын

@@chloeartistic I'm a bass clarinet player mostly, but I will say a three is a good size (at least for me). If you're a beginner, though, I would stick with a 2.5, it takes more air to play with a three, so if you have no issues with your current Reed size I wouldn't recommend going up. Also I wouldn't use Rico, they aren't very good reeds tbh. Use Rico royal or vandoran. Best of luck! :)

@TheMrsVintage 3 жыл бұрын

Love the energy! Would like more stuff like this 🤟

@graysonsteer Жыл бұрын

I think it would be cool to do this whole process but with a tenor or soprano (or an Eb clarinet) and see how alike they really sound in the same register

@q12aw50 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t be fair with a soprano, the highly unique tone and clarinet-like embouchure