Doublereed Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2007/08

From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] red alert fingering
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:32:58 -0400

Finger low C#; lift RH 1st finger.
Works for me, anyway, and at least one other player that I know of.

I'm afraid to let my younger students know of it for fear they will annoy
and disrupt family and band directors. ONTOH, that might be worth it... ; )

I've been playing around a bit with other alternate fingerings and have
found a few that will give some fairly stable and in-tune harmonics;

high G (the one that sits on to of the staff):
finger low B, lift first finger RH.
Also: finger forked F add C key, lift 2nd finger RH

C, 3rd space: finger low B, lift 1st finger, LH

C, above staff: finger F with 2nd octave key

I'm sure there is a listing of harmonics somewhere. I have an old copy for
them somewhere on file given to me by a (now retired) band director.
Sometimes they come in v handy.

Best,
Miriam

----- Original Message -----
From: <BSP6263@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] London oboe band and startrek oboes

> Thanks for mentioning this, Harold.
>
> Phil, I really appreciate the use of the "gust of fresh air" phrase.
>
> Neither the Star Trek Fantasy nor the Mozart Cadenzas are written out -
> and
> probably never will be. They're improvised and memorized. The Mozart
> concerto
> was recorded but I have never been successful at getting hold of a copy.
> Still trying.
>
> As for the 'red alert' - I'm delighted that you figured it our, Miriam!
> I'd
> love to hear what fingering you used! Mine is forked fingering on the
> left.
> Finger regular "f" on the right.
>
> Thanks for the interest!
>
> Brenda Schuman-Post
> www.oboesoftheworld.com
>

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