Klarinet Archive - Posting 000589.txt from 1997/02

From: Tom Ascher <U15310@-----.EDU>
Subj: Resonant fingerings
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 11:19:03 -0500

I finally got a copy of Tom Ridenour's book on clarinet fingerings and
tried out the "resonant" fingerings for the throat notes - - Ab, A and Bb.
What a discovery! It makes the transition to the clarion B so natural
without a change in tone quality. Being a relative beginner, this is
totally a new discovery, although I may have approximated the resonant
fingerings in "preparing" to cross the break. Can I assume that
professional clarinetists routinely use these fingerings? And if so,
why aren't they made the default fingerings and why aren't beginners
taught this way from the start?!

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