Klarinet Archive - Posting 000232.txt from 1999/03

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] fingerings
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:39:36 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: DHmorgan@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] fingerings

>In a message dated 3/3/99 8:31:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>kissingerjn@-----.EDU writes:
>
><< Garry L. Welch wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a good B-flat clarinet trill fingering for a tremolo
> > from A2 to C2. Please respond as soon as possible. Thanks!!!!!!
>
> Hi Garry,
>
> Try playing the A as usual. To get the C, simply add the top two
right-hand
> trill keys. If that doesn't work for you, let me know.
>
> Best regards,
> Jack Kissinger
> St. Louis
> >>
>Yo ho!
>
>I tried this out--Jack, did you mean to say the top two trill keys AND the
>register key? Without it, my C sounds awful close to a B! Also, am I
>imagining things or does it help un-flatten this C to have the two trill
keys
>below it open as well if possible?
>
>Don

Try this instead. Trying to get all four trill keys open would be the peak
of awkwardness.

Play the A using the Ab key + register key
Add the top two trill keys to this combination to get the C.

This fingering for A is shown in a couple of fingering charts.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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