Klarinet Archive - Posting 000433.txt from 1999/10

From: charette@-----.org
Subj: Re: [kl] Altissimo
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:29:11 -0400

Clarinet wrote:
>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
>
>Rebecca wrote
>> 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?~v

I firmly agree with Clarinet above. As an adult beginner, I've got enough trouble in getting my fingers to do the "easy" fingerings (normal and some alternate, but no half-hole) for C# and above.

Cheers,
Mark C.

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