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Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017 Date:   2013-07-11 16:11 Liz - Get the MusicMinusOne CD and load it into Audacity to raise the pitch 1/2 step. Keep the tempo the same. Also, #1 is very frequently played on the Bb, transposing half a step down. This replaces a couple of treacherous wide slurs with more secure ones. It's possible, though less easy, to transpose everything on the Bb. There are a some low Es for the A clarinet, but they can be worked around, particularly in your living room. Transposing is one of the essential things you learn as you get better. You start with 1/2 step down to play A clarinet parts. Schumann #1 is perfect for this. It's fairly slow and has lots of step-wise motion to keep yourself oriented. Believe it or not, the first movement of the Mozart Quintet is very playable on the Bb, reading 1/2 step down. I think you may even be able to find it on the Web. About the time you get fluent in 1/2 step down, you get good enough to need an A clarinet. Coincidence? I don' think so! Once you learn 1/2 step down, it's a tremendous relief to learn 1 full step up, which is essential for C clarinet parts and for jumping in to help the 2nd oboe or the 3rd flutes. Ken Shaw

Topics	Author	Date
Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	samsmash	2013-07-08 11:57
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tony Pay	2013-07-08 12:41
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tobin	2013-07-08 14:01
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Ken Shaw	2013-07-08 14:17
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Ken Shaw	2013-07-08 14:32
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	kdk	2013-07-08 14:54
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	kdk	2013-07-08 15:22
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tony Pay	2013-07-08 15:25
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tony Pay	2013-07-08 17:13
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Barry Vincent	2013-07-08 20:07
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Paul Aviles	2013-07-08 17:33
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tony Pay	2013-07-08 18:05
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	kdk	2013-07-08 18:35
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke	Tony Pay	2013-07-08 18:44
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	davyd	2013-07-08 22:21
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	samsmash	2013-07-09 14:34
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	dtiegs	2013-07-11 01:50
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Ken Shaw	2013-07-11 13:37
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	DavidBlumberg	2013-07-11 14:06
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	DavidBlumberg	2013-07-11 14:08
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tony Pay	2013-07-11 14:23
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	eac	2013-07-11 15:16
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke	Ken Shaw	2013-07-11 16:11
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Tobin	2013-07-11 16:47
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	DavidBlumberg	2013-07-11 16:48
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	DavidBlumberg	2013-07-11 16:49
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Jack Kissinger	2013-07-11 17:04
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	kdk	2013-07-11 17:11
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke	davyd	2013-07-11 18:14
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	Ken Shaw	2013-07-11 18:45
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	eac	2013-07-11 19:25
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	DavidBlumberg	2013-07-13 13:11
Re: Schumann Fantasiestucke  new	fernie51296	2013-07-13 04:30

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