Klarinet Archive - Posting 000384.txt from 2004/06

From: Robert Wood <instruments@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Fingering Book-clear diagrams
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:02:54 -0400

Dear Mr. Montoya; Thanks so much for that tip. I will order his book.
He sent me a response, but did not mention it.
Sincerely,
Bob Wood

Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:

>Robert Wood wrote:
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>>For the Clarinet I want to write around the
>>idea of easy fingering patterns
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>It seems to me that you should buy a fingering book with clear diagrams.
>Then you can make your own decisions. Many people like "303 Clarinet
>Fingerings" which Gary Van Cott (who posts on this list) sells by mail
>for $10 or $15.
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>Crossing the break (changing registers by using the register key) is a
>challenge for beginners, more because it imposes requirements on
>embouchure and breath than on finger dexterity.
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>Some beginners struggle with using their little fingers.
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>Proper use of the A-key (not dragging other fingers away from their
>positions in order to depress the A-key) is another struggle for some
>beginners.
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>Trying to memorize too many fingerings at once is always a problem, of
>course.
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>>How prevalent is the use of the A Clarinet by
>>beginners?
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>Not very.
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