Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2008/03

From: Alexander Brash <brash@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rhapsody in Blue
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:02:11 -0400

Practice playing all notes from the thumb+octave key C down to the F
below that by only changing your throat, tongue position, and lip
position on the reed.

The "finger peeling" is actually secondary - I find it helpful to
think of playing "ahead" of the fingered note.

On Mar 11, 2008, at 10:52 PM, Gary Truesdail wrote:

> Pray a lot!
>
> GaryT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Plummer, Julie [mailto:jplummer@-----.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:41 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Rhapsody in Blue
>
> Hello Everyone,
> I play clarinet in a community orchestra. We are going to perform
> Rhapsody
> in Blue in mid-
> April and I will be playing the clarinet solo at the beginning of that
> piece. I'm a pretty competent player, but have never had the
> chance to do
> this piece before. I think I "get" how to do the gliss by sliding my
> fingers off the keys one at a time, but I would appreciate
> suggestions on
> how to do the best job possible. I have of course been listening
> to several
> recordings of the piece.
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
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