Klarinet Archive - Posting 000738.txt from 2001/10

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 01:16:14 -0400

Luby - PLEASE find a way to turn OFF the request for a reply to your messages
before I get to read it. You've been sending quite a few messages in the last
few days (which is great), but the inability to go directly to your post is
quite annoying.
Thanks!
Audrey

"Luby D. Jackson" wrote:

> Your post brings about an interesting topic. While playing through American
> Civil War Fantasy, I had to play a bar going all the way up to the high G on
> the Eb Clarinet. Is this common to find Eb Clarinet parts written so high?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "agalper" <agalper@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
>
> > Annie, thanks for all your mentions.The reason those books are so much in
> > the low register, is because that is
> > the base for the high notes. Not many recognise that. Too bad.How are you?
> > We're waiting for you. Abe
> >
> > Anne Lenoir wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Robert,
> > > I too find your theories very interesting, and I think you should
> > > write a method book for teaching clarinet. Are you familiar with Abe
> > > Galper's Clarinet Method? It is a wonderful method book for learning to
> > > play the clarinet, the best I have seen so far. All of my students love
> > > the book. He does spend a lot of time working on the low register of the
> > > clarinet, but that is very important for developing a good tone. I do
> > > believe that young students have to be able to cover the holes of the
> > > clarinet and move up & down the F & G scales of the low register (Eb
> > > Concert and F Concert) with ease before the higher notes can have much
> > > meaning. It's just sensible to feel comfortable with basic "hole
> > > covering" skills when you start to play the clarinet. Abe Galper's
> > > Method takes it further than basic comfort, with the use of lovely
> > > melodies in 3/4 and 4/4 time in several keys, developing good skills
> > > with the pinkies and R hand Eb. I personally enjoy teaching the clarinet
> > > this way and don't necessarily think that this would be the time to put
> > > a whole lot of emphasis on the altissimo range. Maybe some squeeking on
> > > harmonics now and then, particularly if they squeek by accident.
> > > But after students have a foundation in basic clarinet fingering
> > > skills, involving nice melodic content, I think it might be interesting
> > > to see what could happen next in regards to high notes. I don't think
> > > that the use of an occasional harmonic "squeek" held out as long as they
> > > can, would hurt anything, and I can see how it could contribute towards
> > > having a good altissimo range in the future. But these harmonic
> > > "studies" need to be written out in your own method, so that others can
> > > see what you're up to. Right now, I am more concerned with band
> > > directors trying to pressure 10-year-old kids into going over the break
> > > when they can't really cover the holes easily and naturally. They come
> > > into the lessons wanting to quit band because they have "try-outs" on a
> > > C scale (Bb Concert) the next day, and they can't go over the break. The
> > > band directors in our district are all trumpet players. The altissimo
> > > range is the least f my worrries. Right now it is "finger placement" and
> > > good melodic playing. I think the "altissimo" studies should start
> > > later, after they can go from A to B without it being a gut wrenching
> > > experience. ANNIE
> > >
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