Klarinet Archive - Posting 000368.txt from 2010/08

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] LH Thumb Placement
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:44:22 -0400

I would be curious to know whether your or your instructor have
"hitchhiker's thumb"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bendable_thumb.jpg

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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