Klarinet Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 2007/09

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] trill fingering
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:25:34 -0400

There is still another way, though requiring a slight modification to
the instrument.

A small tab or plate can be silver soldered to the southern edge of
the arm going to the key cup of the C#/G# key this plate goes under
the ring key bridging are and closes the bottom ring key of the upper
joint when rising to open the C#/G# key. In no way does it affect any
fingerings or functions of the clarinet. C#/G# or G# to A# trills are
easily done by trilling the middle finger of the left hand while
fingering C#/G# or G#/A#. Also, once set up, there is nothing to go
out of adjustment.

Richard Bush

On Sep 22, 2007, at 2:44 AM, clarni bass wrote:

> Also possible is same as your third suggestion but
> instead of holdingthat pad with the right hand, hold
> it with the left first finger and cover the hole with
> a further part of the finger. Also depends what you
> have before/after the trill.
>
>
>
> --- Glenn Kantor <klarinet@-----.net> wrote:
>
>> (same message with the typos corrected)
>>
>> There are a few choices, but all of them have their
>> drawbacks.
>>
>> The most common way, if your clarinet permits it, is
>> to finger the C# and
>> just use the bottom right side key. However, the
>> resulting D# is flat.
>>
>> The second most common way, is to play the C#, and
>> trill to the D# using
>> the standard fingering. Coordination between lifting
>> 2 fingers and adding
>> the side key (for the D#) will take practice to
>> make it smooth.
>>
>> A third, more interesting way to play the trill,
>> which will only work if you
>> have adequate time, and the trill is isolated, is to
>> play the C#, and WITH
>> THE FIRST FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND hold down the
>> small pad between the E and
>> D. Then you can trill to D# by lifting the middle
>> finger of the left hand.
>>
>> Be careful not to drop the clarinet :-)
>>
>> Glenn B Kantor
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Glenn Kantor" <klarinet@-----.net>
>> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [kl] trill fingering
>>
>>
>>> There are a few choices, but all of them have
>> their drawbacks.
>>>
>>> The most common way, if you clarinet permits it,
>> is to finger the C# and
>>> just use the bottom right side key. However, the
>> resulting D# is flat.
>>>
>>> The second most common way, is to play the C#,
>> and trill to the D# using
>>> the standard fingering. Coordination between
>> lifting 2 fingers and adding
>>> the side key (for the D#) will take practice to
>> make it smooth.
>>>
>>> A third, more interesting way to play the trill,
>> which will only work if
>>> you have adequate time, and the trill is isolated,
>> is to play the C#, and
>>> WITH THE FIRST FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND hold down
>> the small pad between
>>> the E and D. Then you can trill to D# but lifting
>> the middle finger of
>>> the left hand.
>>>
>>> Be careful not to drop the clarinet :-)
>>>
>>> Glenn B Kantor
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Curtis Bennett" <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
>>> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:01 PM
>>> Subject: [kl] trill fingering
>>>
>>>
>>>> In community band, we came across a trill that
>> neither myself, nor my
>>>> fellow 1st chair clarinetist could figure out how
>> to play elegantly.
>>>>
>>>> C# to D#. - this is 1 line below the staff C#
>> (left hand). Any ideas?
>>>> The C# key overrides the Eb/D# key, so that to
>> trill it seems I have
>>>> to alternate the two.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Curtis Bennett
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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