Klarinet Archive - Posting 000432.txt from 1999/10

From: "Clarinet" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Altissimo
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:19:31 -0400

In my opinion, you should teach finger up first... they are going to have
enough to deal with without having to deal with getting their finger
position correct.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rebecca Williams <rwilliams@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Altissimo

> 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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