Day 1

My plan for the google project is to play a duet with Katie Chang

I'll play the piano and she'll play the flute

Clarinet

There are many instruments that contribute to our symphonic band class, but the most common instrument I see and the instrument I play is the clarinet.

            First of all, the clarinet is in the woodwind family along with other instruments that must have a reed or more so that the sound is made through vibration. The first clarinet seems to have originated in Germany by Johann Christoph Denner (1690), and since then has been modified and refined to come to the clarinet that it is now. There are many kinds of clarinet ranging from a BBB♭ to a A♭, but the most common and the one I play is the B♭. The clarinet has the largest pitch range among the woodwind instruments, and therefore it is of very much importance to the band or the group that is played with.     

            Because the clarinet has such a contribution to the band as a whole, I looked for some simple but crucial ways to play the clarinet better. I see this research paper as an opportunity for me to remind and fix some of the wrong ways on how I play the clarinet.

With posture and position, the clarinet should be 45 degrees away from the body and the person must raise their arms with the clarinet. Also, the clarinet must not touch the knees when sitting. This bad posture muffles the sound of the clarinet and makes the person slouch. 
Next, the lower clarinet should be held by the right thumb and the left hand should hold the upper clarinet. A bad habit for this is when a person tries to alleviate the weight of the clarinet with his or her mouth. However, this makes the clarinet harder to blow and can also damage the reed.
Lastly, the cheek should stay flat without puffing!


Having all these in mind, I played a short part of the theme of the pink panther