Klarinet Archive - Posting 000163.txt from 1995/12

From: juliek@-----.ORG
Subj: Clarinet to Viola (used
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 18:09:46 -0500

To: INTERNET: talb4841=UWWVAX

Sean--
Yes, I do have to go to alto clef when I play viola but it
really isn't too bad. When I was learning viola I remembered
the spaces because they were open strings. Starting with C
below the staff, then G, D, and A. In between on the spaces are
notes that I played with Second finger (E, B, and F) The lines
I remembered by thinking I played either 1st or 3rd finger. All
this fingering stuff applies in first position and 5th if you
want to get really technical. Just remember that 3rd line is C
and you'll be ok. Tenor clef is the one that gets me too! It
is just alto clef up a third but it is really confusing when you
already know the other three clefs.
I like clarinet because you are in the same clef all
the time. On viola you usually have to go back and forth
between alto and treble clef because publishers, in order to
save ink, write some music in treble clef so that they don't
have to print too many leger lines. For that matter, I think
viola should just be in alto clef but life isn't that easy.

When you go to viola don't you have to switch to alto clef or
possibly tenor cleff??? I've decided now that I have to learn both
for class, I don't like either. =-)
Sean Talbot

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