Klarinet Archive - Posting 000431.txt from 1999/10

From: Rebecca Williams <rwilliams@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Altissimo
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:14:05 -0400

I have 8th grade students that are about to learn notes above C for the
first time. My question to you guys is as follows:

When teaching them the fingerings, do you start with the half hole or do
you teach first finger up and introduce the half hole concept later?

We are going to approach the notes first by long tones to get them used
to not biting for the high notes. I was just wondering if you thought I
should go with half hole or not. The Highschoolers that I teach
privately usually don't know half holing until I teach it to them. I
had a student of All State quality that had never heard of the concept
before!!! And he was a junior!

Thanks in advance for you opinions!

R. Williams

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