Does the clarinet have holes or buttons to press on for notes?
for example, the recorder has holes but the flute has buttons.
2007-10-12 16:17:30 · 8 answers · asked by m.n.m 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
why does it have both buttons and holes? the recorder has just holes...
2007-10-12 16:26:50 · update #1
A clarinet has holes, rings, and keys.
The reason there are keys is that there are more holes on a clarinet in order to play all possible notes in all of the octaves than you have fingers. Some of those keys and rings close more than one hole while others close a hole that is very far away from where your fingers are.
The older clarinet ancestors (antiques from the Baroque and Renaissance) only had holes and then someone decided that if a few keys were added, we could get more notes or better tuning.
The soprano recorder only has holes because it's small and your fingers can reach them all - take a look at a tenor or bass recorder and you'll notice keys that close holes that your fingers wouldn't be able to reach without a key.
On a professional level flute, you will notice that there are holes in many of the keys. It's the same principal as the recorder but using a key system to make playing easier. I have a flute from the days of Mozart that has no keys at all - just holes. It's very hard to play in tune and to play the full chromatic scale.
2007-10-12 16:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a combination of both. Some keys have holes and other keys are actually buttons. If you were to play a first finger A then you would be pressing a button... However, if you were playing other notes such as F,E,D, etc. in the lower register, then you would be pressing open holed keys.
2007-10-12 23:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Terence M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust people when they say that a clarinet has holes and buttons, you're the one asking the question and the ppl on here are giving you the right information, so don't question them when they're right.
Heres a pic of a clarinet:
http://www.tuftl.tufts.edu/mie/research/undercut/Clarinet.jpg
2007-10-12 23:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by ♫Rawbyn♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both buttons(they are called keys) and some holes.
2007-10-12 23:22:03 · answer #4 · answered by brian777999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here are both buttons and holes, but you call them keys i think
2007-10-12 23:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by code_mountain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are holes, and they are called keys.
2007-10-12 23:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by The Broken Doll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has both but its mainly buttons
2007-10-12 23:21:02 · answer #7 · answered by I DONT KNOW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard factor. lookup with google and yahoo. this can help!
2014-12-05 00:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋