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Clarinet Lessons for Beginners: Level 1

What you'll learn

Learn how to play the clarinet with our music & singing courses in Sydney!

Our Clarinet Lessons for Beginners will teach you how to play and care for your instrument, the fundamentals of reading music, basic theory, and playing in tune & time.

This class is a wind instrument class that includes instruments such as flute, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet. It provides the benefit of learning from the start how to play in a group as well as to train your ear to play in tune with other instruments.

Have fun as you gain an enthusiasm for music through this relaxed clarinet course while you learn how to play your instrument and begin to discover the magic of playing music.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this clarinet course, you should:

  • have become proficient at playing the clarinet at a beginners level 1
  • be able to read music at a beginners level 1
  • be able to understand rhythmic notation
  • have experienced a variety of musical genres

What will be covered in this clarinet course?

  • Care and maintenance of the instrument
  • Tone and embouchure
  • Correct posture and breathing
  • Playing techniques
  • Learn simplified versions of well-known pieces from many musical genres
  • Basic music theory

Who is this clarinet course for?

  • This clarinet course is designed for beginners.
  • No previous knowledge of clarinet or music literacy is needed.

What to bring to class

  • A Clarinet
  • Cleaning kit
  • 2B Pencil and eraser
  • Cork Grease
  • Small exercise book for note-taking.
  • Music textbook; Essential Elements for Band, Clarinet Book 1 ISBN: 9780634003141

You can purchase the textbook from:

Music On The Move
360 Forest Road, Hurstville NSW 2220
Phone: 02 9585 1656

Sax & Woodwind ...and Brass
Shop 3, 158 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050
Phone: 02 9557 4588

Additional information

  • The tutor recommends the purchase or hire of a clarinet from an established music shop such as Sax & Woodwind, and Brass or The Music Place.
  • Avoid instruments sold by retailers who aren’t music shops. You may end up spending more on repair or set up than the instrument is worth.
  • This class is a wind instrument class that includes instruments such as flute, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet.

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