Klarinet Archive - Posting 000660.txt from 1999/08

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Double-Jointed Thumbs....
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:39:36 -0400

I've also seen a special clarinet stand designed to hold the instrument
while playing. This might help.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Maas <benmaas@-----.com>
Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 12:05 PM
Subject: [kl] Double-Jointed Thumbs....

>This may sound strange, but I have a teaching question for everybody out
>there in Klarinet-land....
>
>I have a young student (about to enter seventh grade) that has
>double-jointed thumbs (along with a lot of other joints in his body). This
>causes a lot of problems for him to physically hold his instrument. His
>right thumb just buckles under the weight of his clarinet and he supports
>much of the weight with his first finger of his right hand under the side
>E-flat/B-flat key. This makes him hold his clarinet at an angle instead of
>straight up and down.
>
>To try to improve his had position, I have put him on a neck strap. It has
>helped a little bit, but not a lot. My questions are:
>
>1. Has anybody out there experienced a similar condition, either personally
>or with a student?
>
>2. If so, what was done to help remedy the situation and be able to hold a
>clarinet?
>
>Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--Ben
>
>----
>Benjamin Maas
>Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
>Los Angeles, CA
>benmaas@-----.com
>http://www.fifthcircle.com
>
>
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