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Author: Gary Foss
Date: 2007-03-02 10:13
I have a student that brought in a all state band piece that opens with 25+ measures of triplets in 3/4 starting on A 4th space above the staff to E 3rd line over, She of course goes for the bite method, which helps up, but not down. After which I had her use double lip, to remind her just how much pressure that took. Then had her raising the tongue to compress the mouth space speeding the air to generate the high A. lowering to get the E. I also have used the pinky keys to help change the air column. Any other ideas would be appreciated.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2007-03-02 11:43
This fingering trick will also help:
Play the E6 without the Eb/D# key. For the A6, add the right hand F#/C# key and the right hand 1st finger side Eb/D# key.
This should make the fast transition back and forth between E6 and A6 a bit easier ...GBK
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Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2007-03-02 12:44
Another option to try:
Play the E6 with the Right Hand Eb key; play the A6 with the Left Hand F#/C# key. (You can also try the A with the Left Hand F/C key if the above mentioned use of the F#/C# key makes the A too sharp.)
You are only alternating the LH and RH little fingers to get the two different notes and can keep the hand very relaxed if this passage is long and or fast.
Tom Piercy
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-03-02 15:26
The E is in the 5th overtone sequence, while the A is in the 7th. As Charles Neidich says, you need to voice them differently. Go to http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=20&i=757&t=757 and then to the section halfway through, "TECHNICAL DIGRESSION: The clarinet overtone series and voicing."
To get the feeling of how to do this, use Neidich's exercises and also the swab-in-the-bell exercise I posted at http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=158954&t=158878. Practicing the bugle calls takes you over the 5th/7th overtone break.
Switching the little fingers between the right Ab/Eb key for the E resonance and the left F#/C# key for the A resonance can also help.
Why would anyone write that anyway? Have the Eb clarinet do it.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Gary Foss
Date: 2007-03-02 16:36
I agree Ken, it will be played by 4 clarinets, intonation should be a challenge, thanks for the older posts, i searched for a tread on this but was unsuccesful.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2007-03-02 17:57
Try the "E" using just the "A" key and octave key, then play the "A" as an overblown "E."
..............Paul Aviles
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