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Halfholing - am I just being lazy?

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2013-03-22 00:01

I've gotten into a habit of halfholing altissimo C# through F. I got into the habit while practicing long tones and exercises of crossing breaks. I realized halfholing really smoothed the transition and makes it very easy to play at a ppp or cross a break at a ppp.

But lately, (past couple months), I've just halfholed everything up there. An example is our band is playing Holst First sweet. Third movement towards the end there's a line that shows up often that is eight notes G-D-F-D with the D's being altissimo. I just shift my index finger down slightly exposing very little of the tone hole and it pops out fine.

Bad technique? Or is this one of those "As long as it works and you're comfortable with it" things?

There are some times I definitely lift my finger (smearing through the altissimo, the F# and up), or some arpeggios, but should I worry about it? Or go with what works? I tend to go with what works, but I'm wondering if there's some potential disaster.......

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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