Klarinet Archive - Posting 000520.txt from 1999/10

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Altissimo
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 04:00:51 -0400

I've never found any need for it on the soprano-sized clarinets. Do a lot
of people believe in it?
Roger Shilcock

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Rebecca Williams wrote:

> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:14:05 -0500
> From: Rebecca Williams <rwilliams@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: Klarinet@-----.org
> 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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