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RE: Half & Quarter Hole techniques

Author: Kevin Bowman
Date: 1999-02-11 04:44

Lelia wrote:
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Here's another half-hole technique for altissimo, although it will only work for people with thin fingers: point the thumb and stick it *into* the thumb ring and into the hole as far as possible (which is not very far -- you're bending the thumb barely into the opening) while still leaving a big air leak over the top of the hole
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The "Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet" [p.158] describes alternate fingerings for C#''' to E''' using an open (or slightly "shaded" thumb hole *instead* of the 1st finger vent. These fingerings are based on the german system clarinet but "can be used to great effect in high, soft passages...".

BTW - the same book also gives fingerings (and technical notes) for a range up to g'''''. That's a full 5th higher than I ever thought was possible, giving the clarinet a total range of 4 octaves plus a min 3rd!

Kevin Bowman
Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor,
Rochester Conservatory of Music, Rochester, MI
and
Saxophones, Clarinet, and Keys,
B-Side Blues Project

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