Klarinet Archive - Posting 000970.txt from 1998/10

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hi!
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 16:24:58 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Clark, Dorothy <ClarkDorothy@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 8:26 AM
Subject: [kl] Hi!

>Hi,
>
>I'm a newbie! Look forward to being a part of this group.
>
>I'm forty-ish and picked my clarinet back up in order to play for my
church.
>I hadn't played for a group since high school, but have had the desire to
>tap back into this god-given talent of mine.
>
>I love it! Are there any hints to share on standing and playing? I stand
>at church with my clarinet for about 4 hours (not continuously) each
Sunday.
>This includes praise and worship service plus two selections for both
>services.
>
>Also, how can I get back into improvising. I'm studying the scales.
>However, I'm having a hard time remembering how many sharps for each scale.
>Is there an easy memory game I can associate with this? I remember back in
>school, my teacher would sometimes come up with these in order to enhance
>our playing skills!
>
>Thanks for the feedback!
>
>D-The Red-Headed Clarinetist!
>Have A Blessed Day!

WELCOME and welcome back to the clarinet. I had a 23+ year hiatus myself.

For the order of flats, use the circle of 5ths

B E A D G C F

key of F, 1 flat and that is B flat
key of Bb, 2 flats and they are Bb and Eb
key of Eb, 3 flats and they are Bb, Eb, & Ab
etc.
(i.e. key name is the letter before last flat in the list)

For sharps, run the circle in reverse

key of G, 1 sharp and that is F
Key of D, 2 sharps and they are F and C
key of A, 3 sharps and they are F, C, & G
(i.e. key name is the last sharp plus 1/2 step on the scale)

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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