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Re: from B to A really fast

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2014-08-28 05:59

Chris's fingering (which I was the first to post) is "inverted." That is, the B is stronger than the A. I think of it as an interesting stunt.

If you start on B, and it's the main note, play the normal fingering for B (with the right little finger down for B), keep your right hand down and rock your left hand left hand between the two fingerings.

If you start on A, and it's the main note, you can reverse this, but I think it's better to play the normal A fingering and go to the B using the two top trill keys. Using just the top trill key ay work, but it tends to be flat. It's better for the interval to be too wide than too narrow. By the way, Mark Nuccio says he always uses this in the Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo.

Ken Shaw

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