Klarinet Archive - Posting 000164.txt from 2003/10

From: EClarinet@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] sliver/banana key
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:51:32 -0400

In a message dated 10/7/03 3:19:47 PM EST, klarinet-digest-help@-----.org
writes:

<< He demonstrated the superiority of the key by playing his
chromatic scale both ways, and you could definitely hear a difference.
>>

<<While I don't doubt either you or Mr. Opperman, such an experiment doesn't
really adequately demonstrate superiority of one fingering vs. another. It
demonstrated Mr. Opperman's preference based on his technique, control,
and the condition of his clarinet.>>>

I was referring here to Mr. Stoltzman, who was giving the class, not to Mr.
Opperman. Those of us who were there saw the point he was making...he had the
student do it, and the different fingering made him sound better, too.

Elise Curran
Orlando

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