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Author: EBC
Date: 2014-05-26 05:43
Hello all,
Yesterday, I broke my right arm in a biking accident. Nothing particularly serious, but I'm going to be a one-handed clarinet player for quite a while regardless. I was wondering whether anyone knew of studies or pieces (admittedly unlikely) written for clarinet left hand. Something along the lines of Jeanjean's left-hand exercise from the Vade Mecum, for instance.
Thanks!
Eric
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-05-26 07:06
Some of the Kal Opperman Velocity studies emphasize one hand then the other.
..........Paul Aviles
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2014-05-26 07:17
In part 3 of the Langenus Method, there are three etudes to be played with only the left hand. They're fair-to-middling music, but they give your left hand an excellent workout.
You can play a complete chromatic scale by skipping between the registers. It's very worthwhile learning to make music while making big skips. For example, your first entrance in the Mozart Concerto can be played in the chalumeau, except for the appoggiatura resolution from C to B. You could play the final 2 notes in the clarion register, but it's even better to find a way to make the chalumeau C resolve to clarion B -- to make music in spite of physical difficulties.
Ken Shaw
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Author: GeorgeL ★2017
Date: 2014-05-26 18:09
If you play in a band or orchestra, migrate to the percussion section until your arm heals. I did that after arm surgery a number of years ago. A few of the percussion toys can be operated with one hand, and it will give you an entirely new perspective of your group.
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Author: EBC
Date: 2014-05-28 21:26
Thank you all for your responses!
The surgery went smoothly, so I hope to be back to "normal" playing in a few weeks. Thanks particularly to Tyler and Ken for your suggestions, which I've already begun putting into practice.
Eric
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Author: James Langdell
Date: 2014-06-02 08:00
I recall William O. Smith has composed music for double clarinet -- created by removing the top mouthpiece/barrel/upper joint and then adding a mouthpiece to the lower joint/bell. His inspiration was the greek alous I saw him once perform music where he blew both half-clarinets at the same time, but I think he has also composed pieces that use the partial clarinets one at a time.
http://faculty.washington.edu/bills/published.html
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Author: donald
Date: 2014-06-02 12:44
I looked into this some years ago when i had a broken wrist, and Penny Dodd composed for me a duo for clarinet and "bass clarinet left hand" for a friend of mine to play with me. I actually practised a lot of tone/articulation exercises using the left hand on the bass clarinet for a few weeks and spending time limited in this way forced me to improve several things (upper reg articulation and using throat keys for altissimo notes) that had neglected to master.
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Author: EBC
Date: 2014-06-06 04:38
Thanks again for all the suggestions. I'm happy to report that that I've been able to resume two-handed playing, albeit with my arm propped up on several pillows and a neck strap. I hope to be back to "normal" in a few weeks!
Eric
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