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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2014-05-16 02:25
I'm an Adult beginner.
My question... do I really need to learn all the different fingerings for any given note?
Currently I am pretty much limiting myself to the first fingering of any given note and can I pretty much get away with that?.
If I can play 90% of the stuff in my Rubank Books with only one fingering I'd be happy
I won't be playing in groups and would like to make things easy in this whole learning process
I did learn an alternate B fingering to use when going from A on the staff
.At age 63 I'm only planning on playing the basics!
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-05-16 03:06
Ben, it's quite OK to stick with the basics at first.
Once you have gained a bit of experience and confidence you will probably find that learning the alternative fingerings is much easier than you currently imagine and that as you advance these will make playing both easier and more fun.
But walking before running is not a bad idea.
63 seems quite young to me, wish I was 63 again!
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Author: Roxann
Date: 2014-05-16 03:45
As you progress, you'll find that you'll want to learn alternate fingerings to make your playing smoother and faster. For example, playing from the C (third space in the staff) to Eb by solely using your right pinky, is very slow. Don't stress about it. Just realize that, if the fingering of a few notes seems rather cumbersome, there's probably an alternate fingering that will make it much easier. I just learned one at a time over an extended period of time...and I'm still learning them. I'm sure there are some I'll never use. Most of all, ENJOY:)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-05-16 05:40
When you run into an awkward passage (finger twisting that is) is the time to start checking out different fingerings for the 'tricky note' or the note before it, or the note after it. Basic material should be no problem.
.........Paul Aviles
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Author: JonTheReeds
Date: 2014-05-26 18:14
Roxann wrote:
> As you progress, you'll find that you'll want to learn alternate fingerings to make your playing smoother and faster. For example, playing from the C (third space in the staff) to Eb by solely using your right pinky, is very slow.
Is there an alternative fingering for this?
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Post Edited (2014-05-26 18:22)
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-05-26 22:51
Yes, use LH C and RH Eb.
and of course the reverse if you have LH Eb on your clarinet
Post Edited (2014-05-26 22:53)
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Author: Bruno
Date: 2014-05-27 01:01
The only trouble with not learning the alternate fingers up front is that it is more difficult to learn them after playing without them for a time, or alternatively, settling in on an erroneous fingering.
As an example, in the early days, knowing I needed to get rid of the hollow sound of my Bb at the break, I added two fingers of my left hand, which brightened it up considerably.
After a while it became easy, and I accepted it as part of playing that Bb.
Then one day I got out my guitar tuner. The Bb with the added fingers was flat. Lifting those extra fingers put the note in tune, but of course it was hollow again.
I now had to select and learn a different alternate fingering that brightened the Bb and was also in tune. Let me tell you, I had one hell of a time UN-learning the first one.
It's okay when you're concentrating on it but as soon as you start thinking about something else - and as we all know, there are many things to think about as we play - you're right back to square one as regards that finger pattern you're trying to replace
So I would say, ask your teacher to help you develop good, in-tune, bright patterns, and learn them up front.
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