Klarinet Archive - Posting 000766.txt from 2002/10

From: "Joseph H. Fasel" <jhf@-----.gov>
Subj: Re: [kl] Half hole
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:19:51 -0500

Pardon my ignorance. As a recorder player, I know about half-holing, but
not as a clarinetist. What tone hole or holes does one half-hole?

I usually explain to people in the choirs I sing in that as a singer,
I'm a pretty good clarinetist. Maybe I should revise that.

Cheers,
--Joe

On 2002.10.29 14:11 GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
> 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

Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
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