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How to best play this.

Author: ThatPerfectReed  Date:   2014-01-26 05:29 In the beginning of the Lazarus Studies book two, study # 6 of 10 features *an eigth note following by a half note trill of , followed by * a post trill "turn" from back to , following by * an Does anyone have thoughts on how to attack this other than "the way which works best for you" or to "get a horn with a left / key?" ====== Should I switch from left to right pinkies mid trill? Should I start the trill slowly, do my pinky change, and then speed it up? Or should I switch from right to left pinkies on the that is part of the post trill "turn," just prior to the ? Thanks.

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Re: How to best play this.

Author: ThatPerfectReed  Date:   2014-01-26 20:46 clarnibass A trill with a turn: Say your trilling on . To keep things simple we'll assume the trill involves "spinning" back and forth between this note and the one above for almost, but not entirely the length of the trill. Just at the end of the trill the "turn" is when the player dips down to , returns to and then continues playing whatever music lies ahead. johng You are absolutely correct....IF, I wasn't so stupid and reported the last note correctly as a rather than the INCORRECT that appears above..mae culpa... That said, I think starting out the trill slow with the left pinky, switching to the right pinky, and then speeding the trill up sounds artistically pleasant, and may be the way to go..... ...unless of course anyone cares to part with a horn with a right AND left pinky / key.

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Re: How to best play this.

Author: johng ★2017 Date:   2014-01-27 00:26 <<You are absolutely correct....IF, I wasn't so stupid and reported the last note correctly as a rather than the INCORRECT that appears above..mae culpa... << That said, I think starting out the trill slow with the left pinky, switching to the right pinky, and then speeding the trill up sounds artistically pleasant, and may be the way to go..... I see. Your way would work, or you could try playing the Ab with RH 1 and 2 and LH 1 and 2. It depends on the instrument as to how in tune that fingering is. John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com

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Re: How to best play this.

Author: clarnibass  Date:   2014-01-27 09:58 So the "turn" (an English term I wasn't familiar with) wasn't an issue... but the wrong last note was For the C/D trill you can sometimes trill with both sides alternately and in this case finish with the right side, either for the just last trill note or for some of its length. It might be easier then trilling left and changing to the right, or not, depends on you. I sometimes use "double sided" trill regardless (not always of the same note). Or there's John's suggestion to try.

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