The Clarinet

The Clarinet of Varying Sizes

Range of Different Sized Clarinets

Benny Goodman in 1935

Benny Goodman ( Benjamin David Goodman ) was an American jazz musician, clarinet player and bandleader, born in 1909 May 8 and died in 1986 June 13.

Take note of the position of  the left hand being above the right hand, as in all wind instruments.

You can view more information on the clarinet here 

Oboe

Take a look at how you hold the oboe and where the fingers go.In all wind instruments the left hand is higher than the right hand. So the oboe is no exception.

This oboe player would have to know fingering patterns to get the various sounds . This picture below has the fingering patterns written in one chart. It is always useful to have a fingering chart on hand to look any fingering you have forgotten, especially the notes you play infrequently.