Ever heard of these?
http://www.clarineo.co.uk
"The ideal stepping stone from recorder to wind instrument. The recorder is perhaps the single biggest selling musical instrument in the world. With the Clarineo young children can take their skill to a higher level and bridge the yawning gap between the recorder and band and orchestral instruments."
There are quite a few videos and sound clips on that website and on YouTube. IMO, most of the folks sound like they're playing clarinets with a mute. They also seem to have a bit of a hard time not to squeak.
Pretty, though. Groovekiller could probably use one of these to balance out his Vibratosax at his next gig ....
http://www.clarineo.co.uk
"The ideal stepping stone from recorder to wind instrument. The recorder is perhaps the single biggest selling musical instrument in the world. With the Clarineo young children can take their skill to a higher level and bridge the yawning gap between the recorder and band and orchestral instruments."
There are quite a few videos and sound clips on that website and on YouTube. IMO, most of the folks sound like they're playing clarinets with a mute. They also seem to have a bit of a hard time not to squeak.
Pretty, though. Groovekiller could probably use one of these to balance out his Vibratosax at his next gig ....