Klarinet Archive - Posting 000461.txt from 1999/10

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Altissimo
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:18:23 -0400

In a message dated 10/15/99 6:16:40 PM Central Daylight Time,
deehays@-----.com writes:

<< have to agree with the others that this should be left to students
entering advanced work. For a timeline, I use the Rubank series as a guide.
The begining method books intended for two years use, takes the student to
altissimo G and does NOT introduce half holing. The intermediate book is
intended for one year and mostly consolidates and reinforces the material
learned in the first two years. In the advanced books, half holing is
introduced but it is only mentioned in a few drills and on the fingering
chart as an option not as a standard. So generally that would mean three
years or more of fairly serious study before the half hole is introduced.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD
>>
Dee, as usual, gives good advice here. There are some excellent exercises in
the Rubank Advanced method which isolate the half hole technique and
demonstrate it's usefulness.

This then leads to its use in solo work and the Rose etudes.

WG

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