Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 2004/12

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] air clarinet
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:20:35 -0500

I'm pretty much playing 'air clarinet' every day, all the time. I'm
sure it's not unique.

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:04:31 -0000, Noel Taylor <r.n.taylor@-----.uk> wrote:
>
> I finally decided to take some lessons, after so many years. First I
> discover I've been using the alternate fingering for B and C all my life and
> using the normal fingering as the alternate. I guess I do need these lessons
> ! Then I discover, rather delightfully, that my teacher plays 'air
> clarinet'. There he is, I can see him just out the corner of my eye, hands
> braced as if holding a real clarinet, fingering the notes as I do, poised
> and leaning forward with me, ready for the next phrase or leap to a higher
> note. It's really charming.
>
> Is this a well known phenomenon? Perhaps there are many closet air
> clarinetists out there. Maybe there ought to be World Championships in 'air
> clarinet' just as there are for 'air guitarists'. Or can we usefully
> practice on air clarinet to avoid annoying the neighbors?
>
> Noel
>
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