Klarinet Archive - Posting 000056.txt from 2006/11

From: "Angelia Fagg" <arfagg@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] RE: Introduction and Question
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:16:43 -0500

Dear Bryan,

Thanks for the help! Margaret Thornhill sent me the same solution, and I've
been sitting here for half an hour wondering why in the world I didn't
figure that out for myself!!!! I think I've been goofing off too long!

Angelia

>From: "Bryan Crumpler" <crumpletox@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.com
>Subject: [kl] RE: Introduction and Question
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:20:33 -0500
>
>>Schumann's Fantasy Pieces, op. 73, transposed for Bb...
>>This puts the third movement in B. In measure 16 (third and fourth beats),
>>I have g# (top of staff), c# (third space from the bottom), d#, e -- all
>>eighth notes, pretty fast tempo. Does anyone know of an
>>alternate fingering for the g#? ... Can't use the right hand c#
>...
>>If anyone knows of any thing that would help, I'd really appreciate it!
>>Thanks,
>>Angelia
>
>Hi Angelia,
>
>That's quite some last name you've got there! :-p
>
>Regarding your question, normally on a Bb you would need the extra 18th
>Eb-key for the left hand in order to do this conventionally (i.e. one
>fingering for the duration of one note)
>
>Since it sounds like you don't have that key, you could try the old
>switcharoo trick (which is a little difficult to explain without showing
>you directly, but i'll try). The answer is in the C#... not an alternate
>for the G# or the D#
>
>What I would suggest is to:
>
>1) Play G# normally in the left hand, and then C# in the right hand.
>2) Do the switcharoo... as in, while holding down the C# in the right hand,
>switch to the left hand fingering for the C#. If the switch is synced
>properly, it will be a smooth right to left hand switch, and you won't hear
>a bubble in the middle of the note. This will free up your right pinky.
>3) Play D# in the right hand normally once your right pinky is free.
>
>The way you have to think about it when playing the passage is to switch
>from right to left as though you are playing two 16th notes when you hit
>the C#. When the switcharoo is smooth, however, your audience will only
>hear only one 8th note for that C# even though your right and left pinky
>moved in a 16th beat action. That should allow you to play all of the 8th
>notes in the passage without toooooo much difficulty.
>
>HTH
>Bryan
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