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Re: Transposition

Author: BethGraham
Date: 2019-04-27 18:04

This may be a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway: Do you have a method book that you used when you were learning the fundamentals of clarinet (e.g., the notes)?

The reason I'm asking is that, if I were you, I'd be inclined to return to the method book to practice forgotten notes when I encountered them in a piece I was playing for fun. For example, in my Galper method, each note is introduced and then a series of exercises follow so that you can practice that note in various common "patterns" with other notes.

Another technique you might consider is to isolate the hard/unfamiliar notes in a song you're playing and practice those repeatedly until your fingers become comfortable with the movement. For example, for that pesky F#, play the phrase that includes it by itself. If you make a mistake, play it again. Try it slowly about five times. Work towards making the pattern that includes that F# automatic.

It seems to me that there's value in making these notes and note patterns automatic so that you don't get intimidated by them when you come across them in a song you want to play. The paraphrase the great knitting innovator Elizabeth Zimmermann, "You are the master of your music."

Take this for what it's worth. And power to you in your transcription efforts!

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