Klarinet Archive - Posting 000349.txt from 2010/08

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] LH Thumb Placement
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:59:52 -0400

Dear Cath,

I have some questions:

What specifically is your fingering problem? Are you having trouble
covering holes? Are you in pain? Are you having trouble with playing
evenly (notes all the same length, notes all the same volume, notes
all in tune)? Are you having trouble with squeaking? Are you having
trouble with altissimo/high clarion notes?

Regardless of which register these are in, they are a tangle. I tried:
Bb, F, Bb, Ab, Eb (all low chalumeau = lowest octave possible)
bb, f, bb, ab, Eb (all upper end of chalumeau)
b'b, f'', b'b, a'b, eb (all clarion)
b'b, f'", b'b, a"b, e"b (highest notes standardly possible)

Would you also please specify the octave each note lies in? There is
a system for specifying octaves at
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/, if you don't already have a
system.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Jones

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Cathryn Calitz <ccalitz13@-----.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm new to the list and I'm currently struggling with the fingering of a
> particular James Rae grade 6 piece.
> While trying to find the source of my fingering problems with my teacher. I
> discovered that I hold the clarinet with my LH. thumb almost at a 90 degree
> angle to the Clarinet, while my teacher plays the with her thumb almost parallel
> to the her Clarinet.
>
> My teacher suggested that it was the way I was holding the Clarinet that was
> affect my fingering. The piece is called entanglement and it is required to play
> Bb, F, Bb, Ab, Eb. I have been unaware of my thumb placement before coming
> across this difficulty.
>
> I'm very interested to hear how everyone else holds their clarinet and whether I
> should try change my style of holding with my LH.
>
> Cath Calitz
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