The clarinet has been a favorite of beginning musical students
since the turn of the 18th century. There are several components
to the clarinet starting with the mouthpiece and ligerture,
followed by the upper and lower joint ending with the bell. The
mouthpiece is held between the upper and lower lip with no
pressure put on the bottom lip. The reed must be allowed to
vibrate in the mouth. The keys and fingerholes have pads on them
to close the holes properly and produce the correct note. It
takes alot of concentration to play an instrument such as the
clarinet and one of the most important skills are learning how
to breath. You no longer breath through your nose like we are
used to. You must learn to breath through your mouth and blow
only as hard as necessary to create the particular sound you
want to hear. Playing an instrument requires deep breaths of air
from the diaphragm and holding it as long as possible. From
learning to make a sound, to learning to breath correctly may
seem like a difficult thing to