Klarinet Archive - Posting 000189.txt from 2009/10

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Coolest
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:17:55 -0400

Mark Thiel wrote:
> For example how do I explain why I have an A clarinet? I could say it makes certain keys easier but it will be a while before I introduce the concept of key to them.

Actually I think that's not so difficult to demonstrate. Just play an
F# major scale on the Bb clarinet and then a G major on the A. Let them
see how what you have to do with your fingers is much more complicated
on the Bb than on the A, even though the same notes are being produced.

They don't have to know about 'key' to see that using a different
clarinet makes some passages of music easier to play ...

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