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Author: Bigno16
Date: 2005-04-20 22:54
I'm having extreme difficulties with two specific parts of BYE BYE BIRDIE. I have the Reed 3 Book (Clarinet/Tenor Sax)
The first is in "The Telephone Hour" when the tenor sax (and others) answer the girls singing. The quarter note triplet goes from middle A to low C# up to low D#, and then repeats with different notes. Besides having a difficult time getting out the low notes (I guess I really have to drop my jaw), the fingerings seem really awkward. but is it just something I have to deal with? Also, are those little rollers on the keys to assist in times like these?
The second is at the end of "A Lot of Livin' To Do" when the tenor is supposed to do a series of falls from low B downward. Again, aside from just trying to honk out the low B's, is it possible to do a fall from a note that low on the instrument? (I also hate parts of this song with a passion--damn awkward 50s rhythms.)
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Author: pzaur
Date: 2005-04-20 23:19
Bigno16 -
The rollers on the pinky keys are indeed there to assist you. It allows for easier movement from one key to the other. You'll notice them on the left hand pinky cluster as well as the right hand pinky pair. There are no alternate fingerings to use going from A to low C# to low D#. You can keep your left pinky down if you choose, it'll raise the pitch of D# (I don't count this as an "alternate fingering"). Just keep your right hand pinky flat and firm and you should be able to slide from the C-key up to the D#-key with no extra notes coming out. Just don't curl you're right pinky. The transition from C# to D# will never happen smoothly (99.9% of the time) if it is curled.
The only falls you can do on any non-Low A saxophone is a fall to low Bb and then lip it down or fall to low Bb, lip it down and then bury the bell in your left knee/thigh/shoe/Book 2's head while playing low Bb (this also a technique used to get out low A's on any non-Low A saxophone).
good luck!
-pat
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