Klarinet Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 1996/01

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Clarinet Fingering Chart
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 10:07:38 -0500

>In a message dated 95-12-28 03:15:56 EST, you write:

>
>>I understand there is a history as to why b-flat clarinets are what they
>>are, but it seems strange that modern students aren't just taught the
>>concert pitch names for each fingerings. It would make things much
>>simpler.
>
Look at it positively: once you learn the fingerings on a clarinet, you
can play ANY clarinet (C, Bb, Eb, bass, contrbass, etc., etc.). It would
be like learning one romance language and being able to speak them all!
-Scott

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