Klarinet Archive - Posting 000625.txt from 2001/02

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Enharmonic perplexity
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 07:47:23 -0500

At 10:45 PM 02/16/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I'd appreciate some advice. I'm at the point where I am beginning to
>tackle scales in F# and C# Major (and d# and g# minor). Most of the
>exercise books I've seen seem to use F# and C#, but there are some that
>give the exercises in Gb and Db Major (and eb and ab minor). Whew! I
>realize that the fingerings for the enharmonic keys are the same (I
>think), but it appears as if there are eight new keys to learn instead
>of four. Any suggestions on how to approach this? (And does anyone
>ever use CbMajor)? TIA
>Frank P. Galiani (bewildered in Bloomington)

Which Bloomington Frank??

Why don't you learn them away from the scale books - that is - by
ear? It's a great way to learn technique and still train your ear. If you
already know Gb/eb and are now having to relearn F#/d#, it means you really
didn't learn Gb/eb as well as you thought...............

Best wishes,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Clarinet Professor
Director, Symphonic Winds
Advisor, IWU Recording Services
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Phone: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3121

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