Klarinet Archive - Posting 000009.txt from 2010/10

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Old fingers
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:43:42 -0400

I hope you guys feel better soon.

Sincerely,

Jennifer

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 3:42 AM, Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com> w=
rote:
> Dear friends,
>
> I am very sorry that you are all feeling under the weather. =A0Having
> been away from the clarinet and never having learned the scales with
> lots of sharps and flats very well, I am definitely having trouble
> keeping them straight. =A0E, B, F# and C# major... =A0Plus I tend have
> trouble keeping the scales even in general. =A0Bits speed up and slow
> down. =A0That is when it is time to get the metronome out and work on
> evenness. =A0I will shift my starting points too. =A0For example, starting
> on C all the time tends to make you accent the notes on the beat
> unduely (CdefGabcDefgAbcdEfgaBcdeFedcBagfEdcbAgfeDcbaGfGabcDefgA etc.)
> so I do DefgAbcdEfgaB... and EfgaBcdeFgabCd... and FgabCdefGabcDef...
> etc. =A0sometimes just to mix things up a bit and start on different
> notes of the scale. =A0Then practice the scale in thirds
> (CdeFgaBcdEfg..., DefGabCdeFga..., EfgAbcDefGabCde... etc.)
>
>
> Circle of fifths
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# of flats =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# of=
sharps
> C =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0C =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 0
> G =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0G =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01
> D =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0D =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2
> A =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0A =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 3
> E =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0E =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 4
> B =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0B =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 5
> Gb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 6 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 F# =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A06
> Db =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 5 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 C#
> Ab =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 4 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 G#
> Eb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 3 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 D#
> Bb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 A#
> F =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 1 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 F
> C
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# of flats =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# of=
sharps
> C =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A00 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0C =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A00
> G =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 11 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 G =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A01
> D =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 10 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 D =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2
> A =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 9 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 A =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 3
> E =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 8 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 E =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 4
> B =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 7 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 B =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 5
> Gb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 6 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 F# =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 6
> Db =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 5 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 C# =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 7
> Ab =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 4 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 G# =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 8
> Eb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 3 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 D# =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 9
> Bb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 A# =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 10
> F =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 1 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 F =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =A0 11
> C
>
> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Alan Zimmerman <azimmerman1@-----.net> wro=
te:
>> After returning to my Bb clarinet after a 55 year absence, I too find
>> frustration in restoring muscle memory.
>> particularly critical in the altissimo keys and certain bridge keys.
>> Practice is helping, but oh so slowly.
>> Alan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <DGross1226@-----.com>
>> To: <klarinet@-----.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 12:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Old fingers
>>
>>
>>> In a message dated 10/3/2010 8:59:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> peter.gentry@-----.uk writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have noticed recently that I am increasingly failing to fully cover =
the
>>>> right hand third finger on the C/G hole especially when fingering clar=
ion
>>>> G#
>>>> also a habit is creeping in of partly opening the register key with a
>>>> slightly misplaced thumb.
>>>>
>>>> This seems to be associated with old fingers loosing "fingerprint" and
>>>> becoming rather shiny or it may be a result of playing Bass. Does anyo=
ne
>>>> else (seniors amongst us) =A0have this problem?
>>>> regards
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter,
>>>
>>> As a 70-year-old clarinetist whose primary instruments are bass, contra
>>> alto, and contrabass, I would vote for your "problem" being the result =
of
>>> playing plateau-keyed instruments. =A0I also play soprano clarinets wit=
h a
>>> community orchestra and whenever I have to return to playing A, Bb, and=
C
>>> instruments, it takes me about a week of practice to "unlearn" all the
>>> "bad?" habits
>>> that can result from the ease of playing instruments with plateau
>>> keys...like
>>> not properly curving my fingers to ensure I cover the tone holes.
>>>
>>> When I retired and went back to university to study music formally and
>>> take
>>> lessons from my professor who routinely played with the LA Phil and the=
LA
>>> Chamber Orchestra, she would forbid me to touch any of my "pedal
>>> clarinets"
>>> for at least a week prior to my juries that we were required to perform=
on
>>> soprano clarinets.
>>>
>>> Granted, while playing bass clarinet, you can "imagine" you're playing
>>> open
>>> tone hole instruments and try to incorporate all the things you've ever
>>> learned about finger position, but I submit that the two instruments are
>>> totally different and it just takes time to adjust your motor memory to
>>> handle
>>> each of them.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'll be interested to hear the thoughts of other "senior" players.
>>>
>>> Don
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