Klarinet Archive - Posting 000771.txt from 2002/10

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Half hole
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:29:35 -0500

On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:11:30 -0500, GrabnerWG@-----.com said:

> [and actually, it was Angelina Lopez-Frank who wrote:]
>
> > 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.

But I'm sure you agree that you don't want to do it in such a way that
it affects the intonation of the high note.

Perhaps that was what your coach was on about.

On the other hand, what your teacher and Walter are saying is that it
can be a useful technique, and one worth learning. I agree.

Only you (and those listening to you) can judge whether or not the
technique is ill-advised on a particular occasion.

Tony
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