As a training instrument

The average 11 or 12 year-old makes faster progress on the Lyons C Clarinet than on any other instrument. The most logical transition for someone starting on the Lyons C Clarinet is to B-flat clarinet (the transition is virtually immediate) but, just the same, if the child changes to other wind instruments after, say, two years,he or she would be well ahead.

Lyons C Clarinet and the saxophone

Objects frequently used to symbolise the second half of the twentieth century are the atom bomb, television, and the computer. The saxophone is an equally good candidate. Although invented as long ago as 1840, it now has an instantly-recognizable image. For teenagers it conjures up glamour and sophistication. No wonder so many school children want to play it. But how many will continue once they realise it needs practising?

A way to find out which children are most likely to succeed is to start prospective saxophone players on the cheaper and difficult-to-damage Lyons C Clarinet, which is approximately one third of the price of the cheapest decent saxophone. Note that saxophones are vulnerable to careless treatment and expensive to repair

Non-redundancy

The Lyons C clarinet is not made redundant if a child goes on to a B-flat clarinet - or on to any instrument. There is every benefit in the child?s keeping this clarinet since a clarinet in C is a really practical instrument in amateur music making, being able to play music straight from the part of many other instruments.

If you have any particular queries concerning the Lyons C Clarinet's use in Secondary schools please email our experts, who will be happy to answer your questions.