Clarinet guides

As a clarinet beginner, you spend your first week putting the clarinet together safely, finding a steady sound and starting your notes with the tongue.

Yes, you can learn the clarinet as an adult, whether you are starting from zero or coming back after years.

The clarinet is easy to start and takes patience to master: a first note usually comes on day one, while a steady tone and the step into the upper register typically take a few months.

Yes, you can teach yourself the clarinet: with a weekly plan, a mirror and feedback on every note, you make steady progress on your own schedule.

Playing easy songs comfortably in both registers typically takes six months to a year if you practice on most days.

Wind instruments are the instruments you blow into or across, usually grouped into woodwinds and brass by how their sound starts, not by what they're made of.

You can learn to read music in five steps: understand the staff and clef, find the natural notes, count note values, read sharps and flats, and play each note on your instrument right away.