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Clarinet on or resting between the knees

Author: Ed Lowry
Date: 2011-02-22 23:53

Someone recently wrote on this list that the only note affected by resting the clarinet on one's knee is the lowest E. I find that resting the clarinet on or between the knees reduces wrist fatigue and seems (though I'm not certain) to allow for easier fingering because the hands are more relaxed.

Years ago, the view in athletics was to tough it out. We didn't get extra water on the athletic field, and played through the pain. As we've paid more attention to repetitive stress injuries and other types of fatigue, this macho view has gone out of favor. Can the same be said for playing a musical instrument?

And, if only one note is affected by resting the clarinet on one's knee, is there any downside to playing that way -- making sure, of course, to raise it for the one note that is affected?

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