Acoustics of the clarinet

A clarinet

E6

Music Acoustics UNSW


Impedance

Fingering
a key depressed
a key not depressed
a hole covered
a hole uncovered
a part of the mechanism that is not normally touched
Details in fingering legend.

Acoustic schematic
a closed tone hole
an open tone hole

Non-specialist introduction to acoustic impedance
Non-specialist introduction to clarinet acoustics

Notes are the written pitch.
Frequencies are the sounding frequency, for an A clarinet.
This impedance spectrum is for an A clarinet.


Impedance spectrum of an A clarinet measured using fingering for E6.
This compares with the impedance spectrum for a Bb clarinet.

Sound


Sound spectrum of an A clarinet played using fingering for E6.
For more explanation, see Introduction to clarinet acoustics

Sound Clip

You can hear E6 played on an A clarinet.


Fingering legend
How were these results obtained?

Contact: Joe Wolfe / J.Wolfe@unsw.edu.au
phone 61-2-9385-4954 (UT +10, +11 Oct-Mar)
© 1997-2006 Music Acoustics UNSW