Klarinet Archive - Posting 000753.txt from 2000/01

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] High D
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:44:09 -0500

On my B flat instrument, this high D is better in tune *without* the E
flat key.
Roger S.

On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, avrahm galper wrote:

> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 22:24:39 -0500
> From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] High D
>
> High D (above the staff)
>
> Everyone knows the fingering for this note: Left hand - second and third
> finger plus the
> Right hand - index finger and Eb key.
> And of course, the Left hand thumb hole closed, with the speaker key
> open.
>
> I have no new fingering to divulge. What I want to say is, the
> majority of times when high D is played, the Right Eb key can be
> depressed PRIOR to playing the high D.
>
> In a Bb major scale, for example, one can depress the Eb key before
> getting to the high D. The place to do this would be around G above the
> staff.
>
> Playing a scale from low F and up, before getting to the C over the
> break, one can depress the C key before playing the break notes.
>
> Thus the solo runs in the third movement of Sheherezade, would be
> rendered easier when crossing the break.
>
> Give it try.
>
> --
> Avrahm Galper
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