Klarinet Archive - Posting 000979.txt from 1998/09

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] slur from open to high C
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:49:13 -0400

Slurring from open G to high C (as in the Kroepsch book)

My teacher Bellison, told me to practice all those exercises at half
speed, meaning, that that particular exercise should be in Eighths.

Even so, that interval is difficult at first.

The tongue has a different placement for each note on the clarinet. So
when you play open, G it might be difficult to get high C with the same
way you play open G.

As an exercise, play a scale slowly and go up to high C.
Try to remember what it feels like in your mouth, in other words, where
you are at with tongue placement AT high C.
You might then try and do the slur.
When trying for the high C, try to get the same feeling when you went up
the scale and got to high C.

It all takes time. So persevere!

--
Avrahm Galper
THE UPBEAT BAERMANN MELODIC SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
http://www.sneezy.org/avrahm_galper/index.html

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