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Re: Band Director teaching open G w/RH down

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2014-09-05 19:53

Re. RH down on "open" G for beginners, Karl wrote,

>That said, I don't think there's anything wrong with adding the RH fairly soon in the learning process, presenting it as a way to improve the sound.>

Makes sense to me. Teaching something soon is different from teaching it first. I agree that if a teacher tells 10-year-old newbies they should *always* put RH fingers down on open G, especially if s/he combines that instruction with insistence on Vandoren 3 reeds for beginners (!!), that's bonkers -- but showing kids resonance and alternate fingerings fairly early can help kids learn to listen to themselves and make appropriate decisions.

Does the note sound better or not? Does RH down matter more on a long, sustained note? Does it make fingering too difficult in playing rapidly up and down the scale? Those are useful things for kids to think about early.

Nobody ever said a word to me about resonance fingerings or alternate fingerings. I read about those things in high school. At that point I had a hard time changing fixed habits. I think I would have learned that material more easily when younger. But not on the first day of beginning band....

Lelia
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