Is the fingering and the notes of a regular clarinet same as a contrabass carine

Question:i want to play contrabass but the band teacher said it was too late,he said i should try next year, should i get started on the regular clarinet or can i go right away to the contrabass clarinet.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i want to play contrabass but the band teacher said it was too late,he said i should try next year, should i get started on the regular clarinet or can i go right away to the contrabass clarinet.

The fingerings are almost identical. There are some exceptions in the extreme upper range and the contra clarinets usually have more lower range than does a soprano.

I'd not suggest starting out on this instrument at all - it's very unwieldy and the size makes it difficult to whip out for a practice session.

If you want to play big clarinets - start on the alto or bass. They're just small enough to be easy to take home for practice and just large enough to be related to the contras.

The fingering is the same. However, some models have extra keys to play lower notes that aren't present on the soprano Bb clarinet, but there aren't very many extra fingerings to learn.

I would recommend starting out on a regular clarinet or even a bass clarinet first, especially if you are inexperienced with reed instruments. It will make the transition much easier.

The fingering is the same and the notes on the page will look the same. I just learned a little about this in my Music 308 Conducting class: the reason for transposition is so that the finger patterns and the notes on the page will be the same for the same class of instrument (e.g. clarinets: Bb clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, etc.) and it will be similar for other types of the instrument. For example, clarinet fingering will be similar to saxaphone fingering.
Go ahead and start on the regular (Bb?) clarinet. It will help a lot in learning the contrabass clarinet.
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