Klarinet Archive - Posting 000536.txt from 1996/10

From: Scott Lipcon <slipcon@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Fingerings
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 13:41:12 -0400

On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Richard Johnson wrote:

> I found it fairly easy to do this, but remember to NOT lift the little
> finger on the right hand from the "C" key when you play the F. This has
> no effect whatever on the tone or pitch of the F.

Can't you hold the entire right hand down while playing the thumb-F? I'm
not a professional musician, and I don't have my clarinet handy to try,
but I'm pretty sure you can keep your right hand down on the F without
affecting the pitch much.

Scott