Klarinet Archive - Posting 000765.txt from 2002/10

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Half hole
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:11:30 -0500

In a message dated Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:53:42 +0000 (GMT), roger.shilcock@-----.uk writes:

> My section coach chastised me and urged me to stop this
> > "bad habit", while my teacher had grinded this into my brain several years ago. There are occasions when I don't half hole, but more often than not, I do.>>

Bravo for your teacher, shame on the section coach. Half-hole has always been a valuable technique on the clarinet for ease of response in the altissimo.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
add a low "C" to your bass clarinet

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