Has anyones dc started off with Clarinet and then moved to the sax ? how was the transition ? ds 9 started Clarinet in yr 4 as we were told he is too small for the Saxophone which he really wanted to take up. He has recently done his Clarinet Grade 1 and passed with distinction.
His teacher and the school music teacher are now saying he is the best in the class and gifted with the Clarinet! (and don't want him to change) DS is dying to switch to Sax, anyway we were wondering if when he takes up the Sax hopefully by september will he jump a grade (because of Clarinet), the reply was no, he will start from grade 1 as the keys are different. We are really confused as we thought the whole point of taking up Clarinet was because its very similar to the Sax.
We now feel ds has wasted time practising the Clarinet. We also keep being told he is small for the sax, I suggested a soprano Sax (as its small in size) but was told that the keys will be very difficult for ds to learn and an alto sax is better.
Can anyone advice ?
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Gunznroses · 05/06/2013 19:19
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