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Re: Rest left pinky on key?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-05-16 20:42

nellsonic wrote:

> It's funny you should mention Klug. His endorsement of
> Ridenour's book on the back cover is quite effusive. It ends
> with "I highly recommend Tom's book for everyone who loves the
> clarinet and wants to get better." Ricardo calls it "a
> comprehensive book that addresses every aspect of clarinet
> pedagogy written by a master teacher...."

The endorsements of Tom's book by Ricardo Morales and Howard Klug don't necessarily imply their endorsement of every detail the book contains. Looking at a couple of Youtube videos of Klug and Morales (and having seen a good deal of Morales in live performance), neither seems to rest his left pinky (or his right one) on any particular key.

I agree that we're free to do this or dismiss it out of hand. And I admit that I "just don't understand what's being presented." But, if you're citing authorities (beyond Tom Ridenour himself) for support, at least the authorities might actually be relevant. They're endorsing the book, not necessarily (or apparently, from their own playing) this technique.

> Both rationale and source have been mentioned If anyone would like
> to see published material on this they can refer to Ridenour's " The
> Educator's Guide to the Clarinet".

More than a published source, I'd much rather see examples of this approach in actual use. Do you know of any players whose YouTube (or any) videos would provide examples?

Karl

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