Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 1997/09

From: "Mark Hollingsworth" <mleholl@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Thanks
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 01:57:29 -0400

I had trouble transposing for C clarinet at sight until I studied solfege
and learned to read alto clef; although the alto clef middle c is not in a
similar position on the staff as treble clef it made sense to me to use it
for transposing purposes. Also, I have played a lot of flute duets
(clarinet on 2nd flute part) with my wife which is excellent practice for
transposing up a step. If you have the opportunity to coach younger
players in chamber ensembles, try reading their individual parts from the
score ( kids enjoy having a teacher play along with them occaisionally), so
you can gain practice transposing other parts like bassoon and horn. I

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> I don't know what the old pros do, but I generally read C parts off the
> page, except if there are really tricky little-finger bits. It's a bit
> like learning a new clef.
> Roger Shilcock
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> On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Robert and Deborah Shaw wrote:
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> > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 17:59:01 -0500
> > From: Robert and Deborah Shaw <theshaws@-----.net>
> > To: Klarinet <klarinet@-----.us>
> > Subject: Thanks
> >
> > thanks to everyone who gave me info on transposing from a Bb part for A
> > clarinet. I was able to do it correctly and turned a difficult part into
> > a simple one.
> > I am still working on my transposition skills on C clarinet parts
> > by sight. Do most of you write out the parts when you have a C clarinet
> > part, or read it by sight?
> > Once again, Thanks
> > Deborah
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