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Author: sinebar
Date: 2009-04-03 00:34
I appologize for all these dumb questions. I don't have a teacher yet but I plan on getting one soon. Anyway I am practicing out of the Klose Methodo Completo. I'm on page 18 and starting at about measure 16 it seems logical to keep the right hand fingers down covering the holes while playing the A and G. It doesn't seem to effect those notes and makes it easier to go back to the C and B. Is this a bad habbit to avoid? I hope someone is familiar with this book. It's kind of hard to follow because it's not in english.
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2009-04-03 00:45
If the A and G sound better tonally and are more in tune, I would keep the right hand fingers down. (although for a finger excercise I would probably keep right hand down anyway...) Keeping the right hand down can make the "break" a little smoother.
Many players do this, although the fingerings used can vary from each person--I wouldn't call this a bad habit.
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Author: weberfan
Date: 2009-04-03 00:48
Klose book not in English?
Who published the edition you have?
Carl Fischer has published it in English for many years.
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Author: sinebar
Date: 2009-04-03 01:38
On the bottom of the front cover it says Ricordi. I can't really tell who is the publisher because it's all in spanish or italian maybe? I bought it at the local book store and why they would have a method book in a foreign language is kind of a puzzle. It's a good book though. I really like the exercizes but I just can't understand what it says.
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Author: Mike Blinn
Date: 2009-04-03 02:56
I checked my Klosé, edition Alponse LeDuc 1933, and it says:
"Notes in the 2nd register (medium), occuring high in the tube, sometime lack amplitude and proper intonation, specially the G, A and Bb. To correct these problems, one will adjust by closing the right-hand keys, as well as the necessary ones. The sound will gain in strength."
(Translated from French)
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2009-04-03 03:59
Gustav Langenus would agree with you that it is good form to keep the right hand down to help get back to the Clarinon register from the throat tones.
Bob Phillips
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Author: clarinetchoiristhebest
Date: 2009-04-03 11:44
Don't worry it's totally fine have those fingers down when you play especially if your going through a hard run that goes over the bridge a lot. When you keep those fingers down you can go over the bridge faster, plus it helps tune the A and the two-fingered Bb
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Author: sinebar
Date: 2009-04-03 11:59
Wow! lots of great advice. I'm going to see if I can find that Klose book in english. It's a good book but I think I need to know what it is saying about the exercises.
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