Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 2004/12

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] air clarinet
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:22:41 -0500

In fact, I would go on to say that playing 'air clarinet' has helped
me break my nasty habit of holding down the Eb key when playing high
C#. So, I practice playing lots of high C#s on my air clarinet and
mentally try to stop myself from instinctually laying down the blasted
Eb key.

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:17:30 -0500, Curtis Bennett
<curtis.bennett@-----.com> wrote:
> 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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> Curtis Bennett
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Curtis Bennett

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