Klarinet Archive - Posting 000375.txt from 2010/08

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] LH Thumb Placement
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:02:19 -0400

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Cathryn Calitz <ccalitz13@-----.com> wrot=
e:

> The problems that I have is from getting between these notes with having =
it
> sounding messy and clumpsy=A0(specailly between Bb and Ab and then again =
between
> Ab=A0and Eb). The piece is particullary fast and the notes tend to come o=
ut in a
> blur of sound. All the notes have to be slurred together and I have tried=
to
> practice it slowly with different articulation to try and fix the problem=
s but
> it doesnt seem to have helped much.

I find that I get pain in the tip of my thumb when holding the
register key for bb. One alternative is to use the side key bb, since
it has a better tone than the register-a key bb fingering. There are
the side key and the sliver key Eb fingerings. Some one mentioned a
third Eb fingering that I am not familiar with. It sounds to me like
you mostly need to practice the passage. If you don't get it this
time around, it will come later. I have definitely had problems with
the ab bb transition in the past. The problem crops back up
periodically, mostly when I am tired.

-Jennifer
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