Klarinet Archive - Posting 000087.txt from 2006/06

From: Fred <fred.sheim@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] F - D - F fingering
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:02:47 -0400

Yes, both side keys do improve the D, although it is still quite
different in character than the standard fingering. However, doing
the gymnastics at MM=120 is seems quite impossible. I will work on
the embouchure approach for now.

Fred

At 11:27 AM 6/18/2006, you wrote:
>Fred <fred.sheim@-----.net>
>Subject: Re: [kl] F - D - F fingering
>Message-id: <7.0.1.0.2.20060617230001.02539ba0@-----.net>
>
>Thank you to everybody who made suggestions as to this problematic phrase.
>
>Here is what I found.
>
>NONE of the alternate fingerings made anything easier for me. As a
>matter of fact, I tried every alternate fingering in every fingering
>book that I have without success. My open D has NO tone quality
>whatsoever, and is quite flat, and lifting the thumb while holding
>the register key down feels too terrible to try again!
>
>It is NOT a finger problem for me- I have been playing for 46 years
>and consider my playing to be at a professional level, although music
>is not my profession. I can play the e-a tremolo that one person
>described with no problem, although it comes out slightly slower than
>an "easy" tremolo.
>
>It IS an embouchure issue. I was playing the study at MM=120, quite
>fast. If I slow down there is no problem with the f-d-f. A lot of
>experimentation gave me the awareness of the feeling of the
>particular tension in my embouchure for the F and for the D. Now
>all that remains is to be able to get that switch of tension (coming
>down) up to speed! I am surprised- not many things trip me up like
>this! I have also been toying with playing the D WITHOUT the RH
>pinky down on Ab/Eb.
>
>BTW, the f-d-f is occurs in two places, one preceded by a second
>space A and the other preceded by a first space F. I think that the
>VERY wide leaps in the quartet of notes is what contributes to its difficulty.
>
>Fred
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>
>
>Fred - maybe try the Open D with also adding your RH Eb/Bb bottom
>side key or even both keys like you were playing an alternate bottom space F#.
>That will raise the pitch!
>
>David Blumberg
>http://cdbaby.com/all/clarinetist
>
>
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