Klarinet Archive - Posting 000681.txt from 1999/03

From: "Dodgshun family" <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fingers eveness! How??
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 21:21:01 -0500

> I have been really frustrated lately with my practices because my
>fingers seemed to have a mind of their own. I know it is all my fault, but
>I was wondering if there are any exercises I could practice to get
>my fingers to be even on scales in running passages?

I used to have this problem on piano, and what my teacher suggested
translates very well to clarinet. Play the scale in all sorts of different
rhythms (dotted quaver-semiquaver, semiquaver-dotted quaver, quaver-triplet
semiquavers, triplet semiquavers-quaver) and then go back to playing it
normally. It's always worked brilliantly for me.

HTH
Anna

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