Klarinet Archive - Posting 000141.txt from 2003/10

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] sliver key for Eb/Bb
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:18:36 -0400

Am completely right handed, and use this key a lot, especially in chromatic
passages. I have no memory of how I started to do this.

George

At 05:15 PM 10/6/03, you wrote:
>It seems to me that this key is less attractive to right-handed
>players. Comments from other lefties?
>
>The player's age at first exposure to it probably makes a difference,
>though. I'm a lefty and use it quite frequently, but I have trouble
>selling the idea to my students, interestingly enough. Perhaps I'm not
>selling aggressively enough? I seem to remember that the Rubank
>Intermediate method has a bunch of exercises that make intelligent use
>of this key.
>
>FWIW,
>
>Anna
>

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