Learning to play the clarinet can be a positive and enriching experience for any music lover. However, to protect the appearance and ensure the quality of the sound coming from it, it’s also important to take care of the piece. Use the clarinet maintenance tips below to protect your instrument.
Clean the Mouthpiece Every Few Days
Because you put your mouth on it every time you play, it’s only proper that you keep the mouthpiece as clean as you can.…
In spite of what their large size may suggest, pianos can be delicate instruments. If your piano has spent some time in a storage unit, you don’t want to just pull it out and start playing it immediately. Being exposed to fluctuations in temperature and humidity during storage can cause some stress on the piano, so you’ll want to take these three steps to minimize the effects of that stress before you start playing.…
When you’re a guitar player, there are few things better than saving up your money and visiting a guitar store with the plan to purchase an instrument that jumps out at you. Unless you’ve been through this process a number of times or have had good advice from fellow players, however, you might be under the assumption that there’s little more involved than selecting an instrument off the wall, possibly plugging it into an amplifier, and then buying it.…
