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Re: "Melody" B flat

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-13 02:32

The obvious problem comes when the student needs to cross the "break" - either going up or coming down - when the side Bb is much more awkward. There's nothing wrong with even a beginner knowing that Bb and using it, but you'll have to teach the standard fingering as you teach the clarion register, along with explanation of when to use each.

As far as keeping the LH 3rd finger (do you mean the one next to the pinky?)down goes, I'd be careful about prescribing any specific resonance fingering (if that's why you teach it) for use all the time because each clarinet and, for that matter, each reed is different, and the same resonance fingering may not work well in all cases. I find as a player that keeping LH fingers down as I descend over the break *can* reduce my LH flexibility and make some passages actually harder. Also, the student will then have to be taught to lift the finger for F# (and lower) if not for G. So, I wouldn't call this part "ridiculous" but I'd call it overly fussy and potentially self-defeating in the long run.

Karl

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