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Re: Difficult intervals

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-12-02 13:11

Check your hand position too. Your left hand, instead of having the fingers straight across to the tone holes, should be rotate SLIGHTLY towards your body so the fingers stretch "down" to the tone holes. Basically, you should be able to touch the A spatula and Ab spatula without having to move your hand because your finger should almost cover them as is. You should be able to keep all your fingers down on the tone holes AND nudge the Ab or A spatula key open at the same time if you have a good hand position.

[IMG] http://www.clarinet-now.com/images/left-hand-anglecopy.jpg[/IMG]

(taken from http://www.clarinet-now.com/clarinet-left-hand-position.html)

This will help when you need to go to cover ALL the tone hole again. It minimizes the movement needed and therefore minimizes the risk that you'll miss lining up the fingers with the tone holes.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

Post Edited (2011-12-02 13:16)

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