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how to play an A

Author: janlynn
Date: 2005-06-22 15:53

trying to play an A major scale in baermann book 3. can somone give me 1 or 2 common fingerings for A 4 ledger lines above the staff?

thank you, jan

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Re: how to play an A

Author: D
Date: 2005-06-22 15:59

I think the one you mean is an overblown E. (Thumb and second two fingers). There a lots of fingering charts on the internet, and indeed on this site. Type an enquiry into Google and see what you come up with.

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Re: how to play an A

Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2005-06-22 16:28

One of the best on-line sites for fingerings is:

http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/

You can go to
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/cl_alt_4.html

for the specific fingerings for the A you are lookig for.

Tom Piercy

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Re: how to play an A

Author: janlynn
Date: 2005-06-22 16:38

just took a peek at the link as i need to know the B above the A now. i can see i will find what i need there. Thank you! jan

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Re: how to play an A

Author: Ralph G
Date: 2005-06-22 17:14

Try overblowing the F (register, thumb, second and third LH finger, G# key). Worked for me recently performing the big arpeggios near the end of the first movement of Weber 2 -- though the finger progression may not lend itself well to an A major scale.

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Re: how to play an A

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2005-06-22 21:36

Janlynn -

The standard fingering is the same as altissimo E: thumb, register, left middle and ring finger + the Eb/Ab key. You raise the back of your tongue and voice for the next available overtone. For more on voicing, see my piece on Clarinet Day at Mannes, and also the "swab in the bell" excercise. I don't have time right now to provide links, but the search function will find them.

If you have trouble getting up to the A, try switching your right little finger down to the F#/C# key, which helps the note pop out.

Ken Shaw

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Re: how to play an A

Author: GBK
Date: 2005-06-22 23:22

The standard fingering for A6 is:

TR oxx / ooo F#/C#

This fingering has better response and is also a bit higher in pitch than using:

TR oxx / ooo Ab/Eb

My 2 favorite alternate A6 fingerings, both which use the open thumb hole:

R oxx / xox F#/C#

and

R ooo / xxo F#/C#

...GBK

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