Klarinet Archive - Posting 000765.txt from 2001/10
From: "Gene Nibbelin" <gnibbelin@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:42:25 -0400
Luby -
If you don't turn off that offensive "Return Receipt" business, many of us
will be doing what I am doing. I glance thru the list of senders and simply
delete all of your posts without opening them. We don't need your "Return
Receipt" pain where the sun don't shine.
Now do it, damn it.
Gene Nibbelin
-----Original Message-----
From: Audrey Travis [mailto:vsofan@-----.com]
Subject: Re: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
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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