Klarinet Archive - Posting 000013.txt from 2002/04

From: Mike Dowler <mikedowler@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] another type of slide
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 08:56:22 -0500

I don't understand. Isn't the purpose of sliding to the F# in the
left to permit playing G# with the right hand?

Mike

>There have been questions about the passage C# down to low F# then to low
>G#.
>I propose another way of doing this.
>First: one has to practice going from C# down to Low F# with a quick
>movement of the Left little finger.
>Almost like trying to slide.
>One can get quite good at it, but there is always a little blurb before
>hitting the low F#.
>The trick is: when the slide is almost perfect, then one slides the passage,
>and the SAME time take the F# with the Right.
>In other words, the action is simultaneous.
>The motion with the Right hand little finger will cover the "blurb".
>With some practice this can work out quite well and smoothly.
>One can try this same idea with a "slide" from C# to low E (with the Left)
>
>Abe Galper
>
>
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