Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-05 00:43
SecondTry wrote:
> That is a perfectly logical theory Karl for you to articulate,
> but one I've ruled out. That left ring finger, fearing the
> very thing you describe immediately above, is all but "crazy
> glued" to the clarinet in my effort to overcompensate for this
> tendency.
You're probably right that you've paid enough attention to rule out a leaky LH ring or index finger, but sometimes you can overdo the effort and still, through tension, cause the finger to slip slightly off the hole in normal playing. And, at age 70+ with a certain level of wrist arthritis in both of my hands, zeroing in on either ring finger can pull my index fingers down, opening the top of either 1st hole. It isn't so much a matter of "crazy gluing" the finger down as it is being aware of - deliberately sensing - the entire circumference of both holes, and also (again, for me) finding a hand position and finger shape from which I can cover the holes without having the stretch between index and ring fingers (of either hand) become an issue or a constant mental distraction, if that makes sense. Just pressing to keep a finger from allowing air to escape can tense the finger up and actually change its position. I suggested it because, if the C#/Db key is set back far enough around the side of the clarinet, you may have to stretch your hand just a little more than you can comfortably reach, causing your hand to move. It's a possibility you have to be aware of, at least, whenever a problem comes up involving LH C and C# and (for me) RH B.
Karl
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